Where in the World is Garry?

Paradise Lost - Koh Samui, Thailand, January 2006

Make Lists

I was speaking with Stan and Beryl, retired from Eckles. Beryl recalled Stan the morning before their departure pouring over their list, the wan early morning light filtered through the drizzled window pane casting a strange hue over his furrowed brow.

"Beryl", she said he said. "Beryl, what I really want is a baseball cap made of discarded beer cans. You cannot get them for love or money round here lass."

"That's right dear. While you're about it put me down for having my hair braided with hundreds of different coloured beads."

She laughed heartily at this reminiscence, her hair rattling eerily as she did so.

They did admit, rather guiltily, that they had strayed from the list.

"Well, you cannot think of everything", Beryl said petulantly.

"Aye, we went in for one of those pictures with a bald Eagle and an Iguana. I've still got the rash from that bird like", Stan added bitterly.

So there it is dear traveler. Think twice before you go away and then twice as many times when you get there - do you really want that shocking pink woolen wig?

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