choppy waters ahead....

literally and figuratively. literally, i mean today on the whale boat the waters were very rough. both my daughter and i suffered. and i mean suffered! we did however see whales...mamas and babies. we boated right along side them. it was amazing! the need to protect these animals and their habitat is intense as the numbers, while once again climbing, almost had them to extinction. and every year these beautiful mammals travel from norway to samana, dominican republic. they make this journey once a year to birth their babies or to bring them here shortly after their birth, as they would not survive the chilly waters off of norway. a big thank you goes out to the crew of the victoria II, as they were so very decent to us as we rode the waves in a very in elegant manner.

as far as figuratively...choppy upon my return. so many things to get caught back up on. so many things to begin. so many things to end....new beginnings in cold times...choppy, i say...

well, i can say 1 thing or sure....no worries that my daughter is going to run off to join the circus or the coast guard!

kisses to all...
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