Day 12 - Going Home

We're headed off to the airport in a little while. If all goes well we'll be back home by tonight - late - but I'd rather be home.

I mentioned all of the various elements, people and places that were involved in the Reformation tour. One thing I didn't mention was the people we went with.

Of the many things you can get out of a tour like this, one of the more lasting ones is new friends. This tour had some amazing people on it who came because they loved the Reformers, and want to see the church reclaim its legacy of being a Reformed Church. Linda and I had some great conversations over meals, in the bus, while touring, listening, looking at the sites and places.

A real deep appreciation was there, by all, for Doug and Cheryl Bond. Doug is a high school teacher who has been taking people on tours since 1996, and unless one either goes on a tour and watches his work, or has been on his side as an organizer and leader (I have been), you cannot understand the amount of work that goes in to arranging, directing, leading, and sometimes worrying about all that is going on.

We had to deal with a quite a bit of sickness that spread on our bus over the 11 days. Like an airplane cabin, we all tended to share the same air over and over again, and pretty soon - day by day - someone new would come down with a bug. I did. Doug and Cheryl made sure that people who needed some medicine got it, and we made adjustments to the schedule to accommodate the needs. This is the part of the tour one does not schedule - it just needs to be dealt with.

Linda and I met some great people...to give lists of names would run the risk of forgetting someone, so I'll just say "Thanks" to all of the folk who shared the journey with us.
AND, once again.

A Big thanks to Doug and Cheryl Bond! If you ever get the opportunity to go on one of his tours...jump at it!