Grandfathers

I am bias but I do think our kids have two of the very best grandfathers in the world.

They are truly special men.

They know silly jokes and cool magic tricks. They teach the kids how to write good journal entries using proper, neat writing. They talk about their past and tell us stories from their childhood. They are very generous, humble, loving and loved.

What I'm even more grateful for is how both the kids' Grandfathers are friends themselves, making time to visit one another even though an ocean apart.

These past several weeks we have had both Gramps and Gong Gong visit us (at different times) on the boat.

Gramps and Gong Gong: thank you for visiting us, spoiling us and sharing part of our journey with us. We loved every single minute of your visit.

See you again in the Bahamas!

Transiting the canal lock on the ICW.

Open sesame! Another lifting bridge to pass through on the ICW.

Journal writing lesson from a former Headmaster.

Introducing Gramps to Catan.

Gramps on bow lookout.

Tai and Gramps building a rover at the Air and Space museum in Hampton, Virginia.

Aila and Gramps on dolphin watch during our passage.

Blueberry and chocolate pancakes after a night watch.

Gramps teaching Tai a few knots.

Playing Top Trumps in the cockpit.

Aila teaching Gramps some knots she's learned.

Air and Space museum in Hampton, Virginia.

Enjoying the carousel ride in Hampton, Virginia. 

USS Winsconsin Battleship in Norfolk. Incredible!!

Dinner at Coinjock, North Carolina.

Quick shop after picking up Gong Gong from the airport, and they're already playing!

At the Chinese pavillion in Epcot.

Off to play mini golf at our rental home. 

The Dumbo ride at the Magic Kingdom was a BIG HIT!

A day at Legoland is exhausting.

Just two friends walking along the cliff path at dusk. Gong Gong went to Jersey to visit
Guy and Gail after walking the Via Francigena in Switzerland and Italy.