It is with very mixed feelings that we wake up to our last day in Long Beach.  We are so enjoying spending time with  Joanne and Terry, and at the same time we long to be home with Angel and Abby.  If we just didn’t have that awful plane trip between the two.

We spent the morning packing and then made our way to the Marta bus, which is free in Long Beach, and took our ride to the Queen Mary Ship.  Terry and Joanne were waiting at the bus stop so we were ready for the tour.  The Queen Mary has a lot of history behind it.

This is one huge ship.  It was considered quite elegant as a cruise ship in it’s day, and later was used to transport very large numbers of troops during the war.  The  engine room had a zillion dials and instruments located on four levels.  When we got to the steering area, Joanne and I decided to take over the ship.

We must not have done a super job, so I relinquished my offering and Joanne & Terry gave it a try.

Not to be outdone, Michael got behind the steering wheel to show us how it should be done.

The ship was so large, that after many hours, we were very tired and headed back to the hotels to pack and rest.

Joanne & Terry then picked us up at the hotel, and we took a bus to a fabulous restaurant on the water, in the harbor.  Very delicious.

We then took the bus back, said our good buys and went to our respective hotels.   What a wonderful weekend.  Our good buys were promises of we’d see each other again.