Bob smsed me early this morning to say they are in Chiang Rai. He must be so happy that he made it there! After thinking about it for all these months. This road trip we took was initially supposed to have taken place in March 2008 but obligations kept him away from fulfilling his dream.
This time around he did it! He just packed us all in and left the office to his sister and reliable employees and off we went. I am a little sad that we (kids and I) were not able to finish the trip with him as planned. I am sure when the kids are older they would be able to appreciate it more.
I must say however that Najihah was a very good traveller. She occupied herself in the car writing in her "diary" of where we went and what we saw. Nadiah on the other hand was her self! Impatient and constantly bored of being in the car for long hours. Bob did comment that it was stressful driving for many long hours with the kids. Ali did not help the situation either as he is so active right now and being confined to a little boot space did not quite cut it!
Bob said he intends to drive as far as he can today but to where I am not so sure. He says the Disco is making a lot of noise but he intends to take the car as far as it can go. The Land Rover mechanic, Mokhtar, was supposed to join him in Chiang Mai on the day we flew back but was unable to make it due to passport reasons. Bob said he would feel a little more confident if Mokhtar was around. On the day we flew back from Chiang Mai, Bob's friend and our neighbour in Ara, Cikgu Rahman, joined him. A few others were interested in going but couldn't due to obligations.
We spent the New Year without him around yesterday. Ushering 2009 will also be spent without him. God Bless Him and we await his safe return.
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