January - A
visit to Judi's sister in Oregon and Bob's son in Florida
and Judi goes under the knife in Florida, Bob's sister
passes away in Texas.
February - Judi
begins the recovery, Bob goes to Venezuela to visit property and takes care of
sister's affairs.
March - Recovery
from surgery and the passage from Langkawi, Malaysia to Phuket,
Thailand.
April - We
start a re-fit of Long Passages in Phuket
May - The
re-fit progresses with new cabinets in place and the first coat of paint on.
June - The
hull gleams with new paint, interior is finished and we start to move things
back on board.
July - Judi's
sister, Sharon and friend Stephanie come for a visit and we blitz Phuket,
Bangkok, and Chiang Mai.
August - Final
re-assembly of Long Passages and we get ready to go back in the water.
September - Back
in the water and our 2d anniversary dinner.
October - The
bizarre Phuket Vegetarian Festival (having very little to do with eating
habits).
November - Lots
of minor projects on the boat and a trip to Singapore for last minute shopping
and medical check-up.
December - A
trip to wonderful Angkor Wat, in Cambodia and getting ready to move on
to the Red Sea.