“Mmm, I can’t imagine it” “I have had friends that long, but I never see them any more, not even when I lived in the UK… I can’t imagine it either”. “I suppose that’s why they call each other ‘sisters’ sometimes”, suggested Ross. “Perhaps”, said Craig knowing that might be part, but certainly not all of the reason, the rest being to do with Thai culture. Lek was older than Ayr by a few months. “So, when do you think you’ll go?” asked Ross. “It’s more down to Lek than me, but ASAP, I suppose. We only need the flights and accommodation now and I can do all that on line. And you?” “More or less the same… Ayr will tell me when we can go, but the groundwork has been started on the house, so soon would be a good time. “Between you and the gatepost, I think that Ayr wants to see Lek settle