Bye-bye Spanish Moss and dear Friends...

On December 6 of 1990, it was our final day at home in Dublin and for Dad it was bye-bye Spanish Moss and dear Friends where he'd stayed with us the first days before we moved into our new home.

Dad loved this section of Akerman St. in Dublin, GA where the Spanish Moss hung so lavishly.

Can you imagine this was on December 6?!
Blue sky and Dad walks in his shirt...
Uncle Bo Whaley stopped by to say his goodbye...

Dear friend Somai stopped by to drop off a gift for Mom, for Dad to take home next day...
We all 3 did stay with her and husband Bob for five nights till we could make our own beds here in the new home, after finding everything inside those 110 boxes...

Always tough to leave friends, home and everything behind when flying across the Oceans, back to work in Indonesia...

Bye-Bye Dublin, Georgia...
Next day we flew with Dad on KLM Royal Airlines to Amsterdam, The Netherlands where all of us would gather at the Meeting Point.
Mom with my brother Piet and Rianne and sister Gerd were there!
Dad treated us all on a coffee and they drove home, back to the South in Limburg.
This time they managed to get into the car with 5 adults, contrary to November 11, when brother Harry had his little 3-year old son Johnny with him and thus no space for Mom in his Citroen BX...???

Dad had a nice America adventure and we had great help from him by moving into our new home.

Now it's back to work, next flight to Delhi and then Singapore and finally arriving in Jakarta, Indonesia... Next day flying to final destination, driving up into the mountains where we lived and worked.

Thanks for your visit and comment!

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Uncle Bo Whaley gave Dinner in Honor of Dad | previous post by me
Dad in Savannah, Georgia | previous post by me
Dad Sang The First Noel and Thank You Lord at Presbyterian Church | previous post by me
With Dad to Okefenokee on the Georgia/Florida State Line | previous post by me
Blessing of our New Home with Dad being Present | previous post by me
Visiting Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia with Dad | previous post by me
Dad Visiting Chappell Grist Mill Dublin Georgia | previous post by me
Dad did tag along on November 11, 1990 for helping us move into our new home | previous post by me

With Dad to Atlanta, Georgia

On Wednesday, December 5 of 1990, I drove with Dad to Atlanta around 9:30.
We first went to a store near the airport for picking up two faux Ficus Trees and next we went to Lenox Square. After lunch at Neiman Marcus with Popovers and strawberry cream and a cup of chicken consommé we did some shopping.
On the 7th, we all would be flying across the Atlantic Ocean again...

On my way over to Lenox Square I did briefly exit at 249C for standing here and making this photo for Dad.
The Westin Peachtree Plaza, 2nd from left is perfectly visible!

Here you can see part of Atlanta Downtown on the way back South again as Dad took it through the rear window - including my faux Ficus Trees...

Our mission for getting these two faux Ficus Trees to make our new home look somewhat more lived in...

From a distance...
We had to leave within two days and the garden would be worked on while we were gone!

Thanks for your visit and comment.

Related links:
Uncle Bo Whaley gave Dinner in Honor of Dad | previous post by me
Dad in Savannah, Georgia | previous post by me
Dad Sang The First Noel and Thank You Lord at Presbyterian Church | previous post by me
With Dad to Okefenokee on the Georgia/Florida State Line | previous post by me
Blessing of our New Home with Dad being Present | previous post by me
Visiting Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia with Dad | previous post by me
Dad Visiting Chappell Grist Mill Dublin Georgia | previous post by me
Dad did tag along on November 11, 1990 for helping us move into our new home | previous post by me

Uncle Bo Whaley gave 'Welcome Home' Dinner in Honor of Dad

On December 4, 1990 Uncle Bo Whaley did organize a special 'Welcome Home' dinner in honor of Dad.
We had gone in the morning to Savannah and spent a lovely day there, so by 16:00 we were back home and got ready to go to the Country Club.

Uncle Bo Whaley is seated to the left, me in the center with back towards you... Dad to my right.
Sadly, there are only four people still alive from this gathering of special friends in honor of Dad!
The then local bank director, seated opposite me and his wife in white blouse to the left of him.
Also the lawyer's wife in blue jacket is still with us...

Before we all got seated we mingled and Dad got a little bit to know each one of them.

Uncle Bo Whaley had even ordered a corsage for me... according to what I would be wearing...
He was quite a gentleman this former FBI agent and writer!

All 13 of us in this photo, with Pieter seated to the right of my Dad...

Taken from the other end, with Pieter barely visible.

Husband Pieter took this from the other end of the table...
This was only 3 days before our departure, with Dad flying back to The Netherlands, and Pieter and I continuing on to Indonesia; back to work!

Fond memories of dear friends!
With special warm thoughts of Uncle Bo Whaley who always embraced all of my family...

Thanks for your visit and comment!

Related links:
Dad in Savannah, Georgia | previous post by me
Dad Sang The First Noel and Thank You Lord at Presbyterian Church | previous post by me
With Dad to Okefenokee on the Georgia/Florida State Line | previous post by me
Blessing of our New Home with Dad being Present | previous post by me
Visiting Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia with Dad | previous post by me
Dad Visiting Chappell Grist Mill Dublin Georgia | previous post by me
Dad did tag along on November 11, 1990 for helping us move into our new home | previous post by me