A lot has happened in the nearly 7 weeks since I posted last.
We’ve seen the coming of two new years (Gregorian and Lunar calendars), we
finished riding in Vietnam and sold the bikes, left Vietnam behind, went to
Thailand, booked flights to Myanmar for February 12th-21st,
did a 4 day-14 dive live aboard trip out to the Similan Islands of Thailand and
had some GREAT dives, booked out a bunch of flights: eastern Malaysia for
diving Sipadan, back to western Malaysia for diving the Perhentians, then down
to Indonesia April 1st for more diving. We went to Koh Lipe,
Thailand for more diving, left Thailand via ferry for Malaysia, ate lots of
food in Penang, got sick in Penang (totally unrelated to the food though, just
a good old fashioned cold), took an overnight bus (might as well been a
refrigerator truck) to Singapore, tried to get our visas for Myanmar while in
Singapore and were denied and thereby crushed, but dusted ourselves off, saw
the Marina Bay Sands and the Merlion, then got on a bus to Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia to see if the embassy there would process our visas for Myanmar. I
added 47 pages to my passport because I have run out of space for stamps. We
finally, finally, finally got our Myanmar visas at the last moment possible
before we left and before everything closed down for the Chinese New Year. And
now we are just enjoying lounging around until our flight leaves early on the
12th.
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| They were such good boys |
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| One adventure ends while another begins: owners new and old |
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| everyone loves a good sunset at sea |
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| From the top deck of the dive boat, Similan Islands |
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| the water was so blue and so clear! You can see the varying blues |
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| the longtail dive boat in Koh Lipe, Thailand |
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| it's a perfect day to go diving |
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| Sunset Beach, Koh Lipe |
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| Observation deck of Marina Bay Sands, Singapore |
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| Looking back at the city of Singapore |
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| panoramic view of the city with the pool side of the roof visable |
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| the pool side of the hotel roof, Marina Bay Sands |
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| from the ground, looking back up at the observation deck |
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| the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore |
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| the Merlion |
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| slightly different view now, huh dad? |
This new year has thus far found us in 4 different
countries, given us a lot to think about, and a lot to look forward to in the
months to come. I hope that 2013 and the year of the snake hold for us all that
we hope for—a year of doing things. Things that make us happy, that make us
feel good, that make us stronger people in all the ways that matter, in all the
ways that count.
Happy New Year of the Snake everyone!
