January 17, 2025

JIM MAAS BIRTHDAY PARTY

Jim Maas one of our favorite, sweetest, super great guy residents through his own Birthday Bash Dinner and Dance Party. About 80 of attended in our fancy dining room. The chef provided a nice steak dinner and Jim had Champagne flowing ! Fellow resident Paul Fishman approached me earlier in the day to help him execute a surprise for Jim. He wanted to borrow some stuff from me to give Jim a Marilyn Monroe type moment! I solicited a few other ladies to help me and we pulled together the dress, wig, sparkly sandals and my special touch, custom undies for Paul to flash Jim! Paul & I slipped out between dinner and cake and got him all dolled up. Jim had no idea! Paul later returned to dining room in his regular clothes and present Jim with the undies! Don't think I will see them be returned - just happy i got another use out of them after New Years Eve. I love putting my craft skills to use!

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SORONG, INDONESIA- Travel Day 2 to Raja Amat

By Pat Patrick • April 7, 2026
Monday April 6th is another travel day for us on our destination to remote Raja Ampat . We started the day at 5am to make our 7am flight from Denpasar, Bali to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in South Sulawesi for our brief layover to connect with our flight onto Sorong, Indonesia.

HAPPY EASTER from BALI, INDONESIA

By Pat Patrick • April 6, 2026
Easter turned out to be a travel day for Bosco and I as we were extremely limited in when we could be seen by the Australian Border Control to disembark from the Ship, for a scuba diving adventure in Raja Ampat that I have had reserved, for over 18 months! We flew from Perth to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Easter afternoon.

FREO ARTS FESTIVAL AND COUSINS!!

By Pat Patrick • April 6, 2026
I have been really excited to get to Fremantle / Perth for my first time. I have had a few friends live here over the years and I have a second cousin, James Murphy, who I have only ever spoken too briefly, over the last 35 years and that I would love to meet in person. Jim is the older brother of Paul who I met up with in Melbourne a few weeks ago.