July 30, 2007, Monday, Day 25
Day at home, of course, had to stay home to make Mathilde's bread. Later in the day, Mathilde hailed to invite Judy to join her as she made their daily bread. Since Judy was in the midst of test mixing her own loaf, she declined, but instead Judy invited them to come over later for a late afternoon tea. How civilized!!!
At 0300, they joined us for warm Chinese baos, brownies, bread, tea and coffee. We exchanged more recipes and cruising tips. Mathilde gave Judy thumbs up on her loaf of bread. We asked Mathilde to bring her portfolio, so we could purchase a few of her original watercolors. Her paintings reminded John of illustrations in the book, The Little Prince. They capture the essence of the atolls and the varied blues of the waters and sky.
Crew Anya:
I am having such a wonderful time cruising with The AmberChans and I must admit: sometimes I ask myself: why ever stop?! Of course, that is easy to answer; I miss my boyfriend and would like to travel with him instead of just telling him of all my adventures! I know I have gotten new insights and I have - hopefully - grown as a person. I feel that I look at things in a new way and I am actually looking forward to starting my new job, whatever that might turn out to be.
So I got to thinking: how can I keep this feeling with me when I am back home? I have decided to turn my bathroom into a Pacific Getaway so I am reminded about this life altering experience every day. I will put Mathilde's picture up, paint the bathroom in these beautiful shades of green, blue and off-white and put the treasures I have picked up during our beachcombing sessions on display for all to see. I am actually thinking about getting a tape that plays the sound of waves crashing, water tinkling, Gaby triumphantly shrieking: 'MahJoong!', Sami explaining: 'I am NOT yelling, I am explaining with emphasis!!',John yelling: 'EASE THE MAIN….NOW' and Judy saying 'I just made this from scratch and it tastes reeeeaaaallly good!'. I am 100% sure that it will help me not to miss these guys too much once I am back home again.