April 26, 2024
Ko Kood, Thailand
After a very hot day in Cambodia, we are having a very hot beach day here in Thailand. Pulling out all the stops today, Caviar in the surf, BBQ, including lobster tail. Water sport toys, all for us on their very own private island.
Cambodia was trashy and there were unfinished skyscrapers everywhere. China (there it is again) was building apartments for their workers because they were putting some kind of factory there. Then Covid hit. They pulled out and haven’t been back since. China is controlling everything around here.
Our beloved captain was finally able to get off in Cambodia, as his replacement finally caught up with us. We all miss him.
Our hearts are heavy today as we learned a very special friend has advanced cancer and is not expected to live but a couple of days now. We are racing against time to get to Bangkok so we can call him and say goodbye.
Kim brought us street food for lunch in Saigon, it was the absolute best and amazingly cheap.
I promised you a caviar sail away and here it is.
In Cambodia, they brought on board some dancers and singers for a show that was amazing.
Tomorrow, we arrive in a port close to Bangkok, it’s a 3-hour drive and since we are there two nights, many passengers have chosen to stay overnight in a hotel in downtown Bangkok. Bangkok is an amazing city, we visited there about 20 years ago. Great memories.
And now, yes even though the heat is making my pool time limited, these people don’t let me down. It’s time for pool chronicles, you just can’t make this up.
Don’t eat too much lunch or you won’t be hungry for the tea and snacks at 4:00 this afternoon.
There was a pregnant lady pushing an empty stroller on deck 9 and taking a video of the pool deck, 8. I couldn’t help but wonder if she was practicing to be a mommy or is this a continuing video biography of her baby’s life, “baby’s first cruise”.
Jim, I hope my blog has brought you some laughs and smiles. We love you and will miss you.
My brother that traveled a lot had a story of how Bangkok got its name .. I will tell you when you get home.
Back from Texas and enjoyed beer with the guys Wednesday.. without you the lies are far and few 😂😂
Hi Steve and Kim, Such a wonderful adventure! It’s so great you shared it with your crew via the Blog. Can’t wait to get the not for public details… 😉 I’ll never enter the laundry on a cruise ship without smiling again (and doing a quick “safety check”), especially early in the day. 🙂
Jim wants to say, “Thank you for getting the phone call through to us. I appreciated the conversation very much”.
You did a great job of holding it together for him 🙂
I’m going with a bit of “Devine inertvention” here. About the time we were talking and sounding so clear to each other, my brother tried to call me and I tried to call him back with no luck. Talking to you and Jim will be a charrished moment in our lives for sure.
I’m glad we couldn’t make facetime work, because we definately would not have been able to hold it together. Love you both.
Thanks Steve. You are right, FaceTime would have been tough. I’m glad we were able to connect, though. It’s pretty bittersweet here. Love you both, too.