Making Waves/Aaltojen tekemistä

My nutty creative in-law family has started a crazy fantastic tradition on Nantucket Island. When friends and family leave the island, the remaining crew waves good-bye from Brandt Point Lighthouse. (A perfect spot as departing travelers come to the deck to throw their pennies as the boat rounds the lighthouse - a penny thrown at the right spot ensures a return to the island. And then they see The Wave too!)



Yesterday Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle & cousins left the island and it was our turn to kiss and hug everyone, wave good-bye and then race to the lighthouse. We had to practice a little at first. Down! Up! Down! Up! Wave to the right! Wave to the left! (Wiggle the fingers!) Wave to the right! Wave to the left! Down! Up! Again!! I sure hope we looked a bit better than in this pic when the boat actually was passing.



Waiting... Waiting.. Here comes the boat!!!



And they see us!! I can spy my brother-in-law with a camera, so maybe we can get a photo of our perfectly synchronized wave from the boat and add it here later.

Good-Bye!!! We already miss you!!!!!

And we had five moping children return to the house, so very sad their cousins left.

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Mieheni perhe on aloittanut hauskan tradition Nantucketin saarella. Kun ystävät ja sukulaiset lähtevät saarelta, taaksejäävät heiluttavat Brandt Point-majakalta heille. Eilen lähtivät mieheni vanhemmat ja sisko perheineen pois saarelta, joten meidän perhe kiiruhti satamasta majakalle heiluttamaan. Eikä vain heiluttamaan, vaan me teemme aaltoja: Alas! Ylös! Heiluta oikealle! Heiluta Vasemmalle! Heiluta oikealle! Heiluta Vasemmalle! Alas! Ylös! Toista miljoona kertaa! Miehen siskon mies otti kuvia lautalta, ehkäpä saamme häneltä kuvan meistä majakan kivillä heiluttamassa. Jos saamme, niin laitan sen sitten tänne.

Nyt meiltä löytyy viisi surullista lasta, ikävöiden serkkujaan.