We are home at last after our long journey from Anchorage to Seattle to Philadelphia to Glasgow. We got home mid-morning after our overnight flight and we are absolutely exhausted. We are aiming to stay awake until at least eight o'clock this evening in order to sleep through the night and minimise our jet lag. This has been quite difficult because we only got a few disturbed hours of sleep on the plane last night and we are yawning constantly. We of course immediately collected Jack from his cattery; he looked very well after his holiday and is now walking around the house and garden bemusedly checking it all out. This being the anniversary of James' Dad's death, we took Grandma to visit the family grave. I can hardly believe that it has been eight years already. Grandma said "It's a long time to have been without him." which I thought was very sad. We had a coffee in Marks and Spencer's and Grandma enjoyed that and did a bit of shopping.
Now I am watching television waiting for the Royal Baby to emerge from the hospital with his Mummy and Daddy. He will be held by Kate on the same steps where I watched William being held by Diana in 1982. So much has happened since then.
Meanwhile here are a few final reflections on some moments from our great holiday.
Racing Davie down to our cabin on the ship using the stairs when he was in the lift - and James rushing over to press the lift button on each floor to make sure that Davie didn't win! We all laughed until we were falling down!
On the ship I didn't see the "S" on the Skywalkers Bar sign because of the stylised design, so I called it "Ky-wal-kers bar" until James and Davie laughingly pointed out my mistake.
On the ship James and I both decided to go to the toilet at the Skywalker Bar. Davie said "Hurry up you weak bladdered old fools!"
Finding out, when I asked for a punnet of raspberries at Anchorage market, that "punnet" is a Scottish word and not known in America!
After I had a delicious dessert of banana wontons in Fairbanks, Davie asked me, "Have you had enough dessert or are you "wonton" some more?" This sense of humour is horrifyingly like James!
Hearing a song "Red red red red redneck" on the radio and finding it amusing. And then Davie getting a red neck in the sun so we sang it to him.
Me falling down several times on the way down the Angel Rocks trail near Fairbanks - there's something comical about someone falling even when it's yourself!
The old lady behind us in the Denali tour bus to her long-suffering husband - "Bill, open the window! Give me the camera! Not that camera Bill! The other one! Quickly Bill! Too late Bill!" All in a wheezy New York accent. Then she loved David and invited him to come to visit her!
Finding out in Ray's restaurant in Seward that fillet is pronounced "feel-ay" in America!
And finally, the birth of the Royal Baby being announced by the air hostess on the plane when we landed in Philadelphia airport on the way home on Monday 22nd July.
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