We arrive in Southhampton on time to a cool rainy English morning. We are up at 5:00 am to get dressed and finish packing. We have "early departure" which allows us to take our own bags ashore and depart about two hours before the normal departure time. Our clothes are packed, Rafael (our ever smiling cabin attendant) tells us goodby, while Mellany and Robert join us for one last photo before we head to the elevators.We travel to the National Express bus station via cab for the 2 1/2 hour trip to Heathrow airport. The bus is ontime and we arrive in time to check our luggage and have lunch before boarding the Air Canada flight to Toronto. Our flight from Toronto to BWI was delayed about an hour.
Once we arrive at BWI the luggage is collected, Jimmy loaded and we travel home. Twenty five hours after we awoke Friday morning we are home and ready for bed. It was nice to be home. Our bodies remain five hours ahead but we hope to adjust before work Monday.
The ocean was rough on our last day at sea. As we entered the Atlantic and proceeded north to Southhampton we felt the ship rolling the most since the trip began. No seasickness, but walking down the halls were a challenge.