The End

We are writing this final post sitting at Gus' parents' kitchen table in Fort Collins. Our trip has officially come to an end. And what a trip it was. We knew it would be a fantastic adventure, but the things that we got to see and the people that we met were even more amazing than we could have imagined. We know that the experience has changed both of us at least a little (and hopefully for the better).

We feel so lucky for the good fortune that followed us through our whole journey. Along the way, we were afraid to state our good luck out loud for fear that we would jinx ourselves. But we can now say that neither of us got sick or injured, we didn't have anything big or small stolen from us, and we didn't lose anything along the way. This is probably a big part of the reason that we never really got tired of traveling (and why we are already talking about when we can take this kind of trip again).

But for now, we are relishing the little things in life that we missed while we were away (for Gus, cheddar cheese, of course...for Sarah, a mind-boggling array of clothing options) and preparing for our drive to DC. We plan to be Colorado for another week or so and then will begin the drive, hopefully stopping to see a few friends along the way. By mid-April, we should be in Washington, and hopefully great jobs and that perfect house will follow soon thereafter.

So, the end of one adventure, but the beginning of another. It makes us think of a line from that silly movie 'Hook' (about Peter Pan) that has for some reason stuck with us. A little boy says to Peter Pan upon returning home from Neverland, "So the adventure is over, Peter?" And Peter replies, "No, never. Life...life is the adventure."

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