2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/joema/rss.xml In October of 2008 Terry and Iris purchased a barge in France and renamed her Leprechaun II. In the Spring of 2009 we spent two months cleaning, remodeling and upgrading her to fit our needs with plans to navigate the charming, centuries old canals of Europe. Unfortunately after only six days of cruising Iris broke her leg. While she was mending she wrote a book about some of our adventures. The book can be downloaded for free at http://www.scribd.com/doc/29211442/You-Go-I-ll-Fly-to-Meet-You It is now 2012. The leg healed and the past two years were filled with even more adventures. It is our hope that we can continue exploring this beautiful world. http://www.getjealous.com/joema http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2740143&go=joema It"s time to change course again! After days, weeks and months of talking and lying awake at night we"ve decided to sell Leprechaun II and our home in Phuket and return to Texas. We leave Phuket on December 15th and will probably never return. We"ve been in Phuket for six fabulous years and have owned the barge for four years, not nearly long enough. Once again we"ll be hom... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2740143&go=joema Tue, 4 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2734661&go=joema 9/14 - The day started off so nice! It was crisp cool, a clear sky and bright sunshine. We had spent several days getting ready to leave France so finishing the winterization of the boat was not hard. At 9:22 we left Pont-de-Vaux arriving in Geneva at 11:10. That"s when the mistakes began.Back in Pont-de-Vaux it was decided we would leave our GPS because we didn"t want to take it to ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2734661&go=joema Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2723605&go=joema 6/27 - The drive to Chamonix was just as beautiful this year as last year. In Chamonix where we ate lunch at an open air café the weather was perfect. After lunch we began the switch back climb up Europe"s highest mountain, Mont Blanc and the seven mile tunnel carved through the mountain connecting France to Italy. We drove through 13 tunnels in the first 45 minutes from Chamonix. F... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2723605&go=joema Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2706713&go=joema April 6 - Very very happy, my left hand and wrist have improved so much, typing with both hands with very little discomfort! I can honestly say my hand and wrist hurt like H___ for weeks. Investigating possible trip to Myanmar (Burma). On a Myanmar web site I found this message. We need someone to explain it to us. "There are two kinds of currency used in Myanmar, FEC and Kyat. Kyat is th... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2706713&go=joema Sun, 1 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700976&go=joema Jan 1, 2012 - Recovering from Total Knee Replacement, Carpel Tunnel surgery and Oral surgery. Knee and mouth are doing great. Can"t say as much for the hand and wrist, in fact, they hurt like ???? Typing very difficult? Jan 30 - Trip to Washington uneventful . Enjoyed visit with my sister. Flight from Washington to Newark chaotic. Commuter plane an hour and a half late, ticket agent co... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700976&go=joema Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2683429&go=joema Who wants to read about mundane things and doctor"s appointments? Oh well, you"ve been warned and I wouldn"t blame anyone for not reading this entry, but here goes!Visiting with family and friends, eating Thanksgiving Turkey and celebrating Christmas has been wonderful. What has not been so wonderful has been all our medical issues. We thought that surely in one week after return... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2683429&go=joema Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2088074&go=joema August 5-7 - Moored at Chagny, in French it"s pronounced "Shan-yee, " a beautiful community with brick streets, fountains in the main square, and extremely neat and clean. Most of the villages we"ve visited have been neat and clean. Maybe the French know something we don"t know.At last, we found what we envisioned to be a typical French restaurant and the food was outst... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2088074&go=joema Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1959844&go=joema June 27 - The big chore since returning from Ireland has been to get the new starter motor installed - $1800 including labor, etc. Once we got the engine running we took the boat out for a test drive. That"s when we discovered that the house batteries we"re doing their job. Two new batteries should be here tomorrow to the tune of about $500 each. I"m about ready to sink this expe... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1959844&go=joema Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1917827&go=joema Friday, June 03 - Arrived in Cambrai, France, around 3:00 PM, no problems. From Vermenton to Cambrai we drove many miles through rolling hills with fields of various kinds of grain. In Cambrai we turned off the highway onto a narrow lane leading to an antique hotel. When we got out of our car we were treated to an explosion of color. The 100 foot wide walkway leading to the reception desk to... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1917827&go=joema Fri, 3 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1910442&go=joema 4/28 - Back in Vermenton, France. It"s so very easy to fly into Geneva and leave by car. Not difficult like Paris"s CDG. As usual when we got to the boat we found things that don't work. We"ll solve one problem at a time. 5/1 - RV's (called Caravan"s in Europe) come into this marina from time to time. Two days ago we returned from running errands to find an RV in our... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1910442&go=joema Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT