Over the last couple of days we’ve been keeping ourselves quite busy. We’ve been shopping for a number of things we need for the boat \u2013 clothes mainly. We’ve also taken Ben shopping to get some clothes and shoes for work. I also bought a new camera so we can take pics that can hopefully do justice to the places we go. This turned out to be a Birthday present from the parents so thanks guys \u2013 working out well.\n<\/p>\n

<\/a>Yesterday we helped Ben<\/a> move some of the stuff out of his apartment into our rental property’s basement. It is so useful to have this. Later, we met Sam’s girlfriend, Annie, yesterday for the first time and really liked her. We all went out for a walk in the University gardens. The weather was perfect for this. I took the new camera and hopefully the results show.\n<\/p>\n

After the walk we went to the movies to watch the new Terminator movie which seemed to be enjoyed by all. After it was wings and pizza back in Jess’s apartment.\n<\/p>\n

Today we’re leaving Jess’s place where we’ve stayed for the last three nights. We’re going to visit some of Helen’s friends from school then go to Anne and Johns, our friends who helped out so much when we were in transition. There we’ll get to open all the boxes that have arrived that we ordered over the internet from Dignity. Lots of ‘testing’ to do. Tuesday we’ll take Sam shopping. He didn’t think he needed much extra in the clothes department but fortunately Annie was there to advise.\n<\/p>\n

It continues to feel a bit strange here in NJ. It certainly doesn’t feel as though we’ve been away for seven months in the Caribbean. It’s almost as though our life aboard Dignity exists on a different plane. I skype chatted with Jim on Bees Knees the other day and it felt like communicating between worlds. Really strange.\n<\/p>\n

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