The biker and the baker

  31 March 2022 My morning started at 03h30 when I awoke without much excuse to be awoken.  The ferry was quiet, everyone sleeping, only the constant lullaby from the drone of the engines, lulling it's passengers into a deep sleep.  It would be 07h30 in Sydney now...   I try to take pictures in the dark and a video to remind me of the lullaby.  I really need the loo, but I am petrified of what I will find for ablutions.  I can wait, I will wait... Struggling to fall back asleep...  Then, arriving at Koh Tao, I am out on the deck and there is no railing.  The captain took such a sudden sharp turn that I nearly joined a couple of seaguls in their hunt for breakfast.  We are greeted by a myriad of sea creatures swimming alongside the boat.  What looks like two little sea serpents swimming ahead of the boat...  then hippos everywhere and finally what looks like two little T-rexes wading out of the water, smiling and happy.  Everyone is happy, we arrived at the magical island of Koh Tao

30 March 2022 - Phuket, Thailand - Day 2 Morning has broken, and we are greeted with a cacophony of sounds of frogs, birds, scooters, planes, and the sight of a negative Covid result email!  We are free, we have made it, we can see Thailand. Appreciating my new sense of freedom, I sat on our tiny balcony and regarded the scene around me.  The air has a faint smell of woodfire and in the distance, over countless little double storey houses, and green lushness, I can see smoke rising into the sweet early morning air.  The air that is brimming with the promise of heat, humidity and adventure! In the quietness of all the sounds, I am reminded of how much God loves us, and that He wants us to live life abundantly, even in the tough times, He gives us what we need and that as His children, Jesus is our portion, our inheritance. In that moment, I felt incredibly favoured to have Him love me, and knowing that He loves me, and accepting His love for me. Enjoying it, and knowing that I am His da