We took the ferry from Ao Nang to Phucket and then a taxi to Karon Beach. We found our way onto the bow of the ferry which had the best view. So we stripped down to our bathing suits and lathered up with sunblock for the 2 hour trip. Ashlee and I started singing Janis Joplin’s, Me and Bobby McGee. The vibrations of the diesel engine, the cool breeze blowing across the bow, and the warm sunny Sunday afternoon on our skin, put us to sleep. Maybe it was just Janis’ lyric, “Freedom is just another word for nothing else to lose,” but when I woke from my sleep, I started thinking about life. When I left the USA in 2007, I had a goal to create a geographically irrelevant income, so I could explore the
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