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Bryan writes...
I must admit to getting a little 'dust in my eyes' and going blurry eyed as we pulled into the Fujairah marina to the sight of Helen, Suzie (Joff's other half) and their boys on the pontoon with a banner saying "You Did It!!". Luckily there wasn't too much breeze, as I was a little nervous about mooring Aroha on a marina pontoon. It's been just over six months since the last time I did it!
It feels like a mammoth trip back. It took us seveenteen dyas- three days longer than my original 'best case' estimate, and we used almost twice as much fuel as we did on the trip over. We seemed to have either too much wind, or not enough.
I think it will take me a few days to come down. We've been invited to a party tonight and I'm looking forward to catching up with civilisation and friends.
Over the next few days I will upload my blogs and photos from the trip back which i couldn't do en route. Keep an eye out for those, dating back to about 11 Sept.
