After breakfast, we each tackled our one task for the day; Elaine created our next video, which, unfortunately, cannot be uploaded until we have decent connectivity and Roy cleaned all the fasteners on the helmstation weather-guard as well as on the blind in his cabin so that they all clipped up properly again, although Elaine added a second task this afternoon and baked herself a loaf of bread to accompany our homemade chicken soup for dinner.
It’s fair to say, though, that not much has changed for Elaine being in quarantine compared to our stay on Penang Island, other than her daily mid-morning walks are being replaced with daily stretch exercises. However, since Roy was the one out and about every day, either doing the grocery shopping or dealing with the marina office, the various delivery services and the workmen and visiting the various hardware stores, etc, he’s starting to resemble a caged animal pacing up and down, pottering around and munching on sweeties and this is only Day One!
By 1330, though, we’d received the news that our COVID-19 tests, conducted onboard yesterday, were negative; this meant we could be checked into Thailand by the agent today and receive the first 90 days of our 270 allocated days under the STV (Special Tourist Visa). We also received word that Keenan was en route to Atlanta to start his training on the Airbus A-320. Another significant step in his career, one we’re especially pleased about and hope it will go a long way to ease the upset of loosing out on his captaincy last year because of the pandemic. Best wishes sweetheart. We’re thinking about you!
