Sebana Cove, Malaysia

Randal is off in the galley finishing his barbecue pork roast and gravy, his SECOND apple pie, and is about to begin making biscuits.  My only job has been to clean up lots of dirty cooking pots, pans, and utensils.  We will join about 25 other cruisers for a pot luck lunch on the dock.  The French folks are making French dishes and the Italians are making pizza!  There will be turkey and cranberry sauce and who knows what.  I did a quick bike ride this morning while Randal made the second pie.  Now I can eat!  We are also going to do one of those crazy gift swaps.  The rule was to take something from your boat that you really don’t use and wrap it because someone else might use it.  Randal, however, couldn’t resist buying some real kids toys in town to add to the mix.  His employees used to fight over them at the company gift swap.  Happily Brian Vaughan was visiting the boat yesterday afternoon so volunteered to wrap the no shape gifts.  I had too many years of wrapping about 50 gifts for Randal’s employees’ gift swap.  Randal had supplied all of the gifts, the employees supplied the fun of the exchange.

So for everyone who celebrates holidays at this time of year or just enjoys joining in their friends’ celebrations, we wish you, and our new President! the best of holidays and a happy and healthy New Year. 

  Randal making the first pie yesterday.  Smiling and enjoying a Scotch on the rocks. 

The pork curry-barbecue was in the slow cooker.  Today with the rush to make a second pie, finish slicing up the meat and make the sauce and then biscuits on top of the.  Well, lets just say there is not so much smiling and definitely no Scotch!

  We just had a visit from Santa!  Tropical Santas don’t need as much bulk to keep them warm the way they do at the North Pole. 

And to all a good night.

Ruth and Randal