Say Hello, Goodbye!

And so the time has come to finish our adventure and close the books on our blog now that we are safely back home in Canada. What an adventure it has been for us all, all that anticipation and build-up over the past three years whilst we waited for our day to arrive. It goes without saying that it was worth every minute of the wait, we have a beautiful addition to our family and we could not be happier. Nothing can quite prepare you for going from a family of three to a family of four. They all told us it would be so, and now we fully understand why! This experience has been fantastic for all of us, especially for Charlotte who had the opportunity to visit the country of her birth. It also gave us a chance to dig a little deeper into a fascinating country, and region. We truly hope that one day we can all return when both the children are older.

As with any big adventure, it’s not successful without the help and support of so many people, those who have helped, supported and encouraged us along the way, those whom we have have had the good fortune to meet during this process and on our travels, those who commented on the blog and sent us emails, and all those great people who will now be part of Sebastian’s new family. This is for all of you, thank you, thank you from all of us, it really would not have been a success without you.

     

Once again, thanks especially to SDN (Soleil des Nations) in Quebec, particularly Linda Filosa who always gives more than should be reasonably expected, and to the wonderful people at CRAN, without you none of this would have been possible. Also, a huge thank you to Flor, Reina and Marta at the pension in Bogota for being such wonderful hosts and for working so hard to make the process work smoothly for all the families coming from Quebec.

And so it is time to sign off for the last time. We have had a tremendous amount of fun putting the blog together during our time in Colombia, and taking and posting the photos which marked our journey. We hope to see and hear from all of you very soon and look forward to the opportunity to introduce Sebastian to you in person, we know you will fall in love with him when you meet him. Until the next time we all meet, thanks again for being part of our journey and take care.