Asia - March 2010

This post is difficult for me - this was the last thing Dad did before he died. Not being there with him and understanding what he was experiencing has been helped a great deal by Jim Cochran, and his willingness to share his photographs from the group tour. They traveled in Cambodia, Bangkok, and many other places. I like to think that Dad had fun... I know he loved travel, always looked forward to meeting new people, and was surrounded by a great group of friends.

from Jim:

Daughtry,

Here some pictures I took of Virginia and Bill on our last two trips. We can never forget his infectious smiling face and twinkling eyes.

Bill was a joy to travel with around the southeast, our country and the world. He had an inquisitive mind and sought to understand different people’s culture, history and politics. In preparation for our South Africa trip, I’ll never forget how he and I both read and discussed the biography of Cecil Rhodes one of the founding fathers. We had many lively discussions over drinks and dinner about the various countries we visited and what we learned.

Always a positive person, Bill was up for anything. We had many great times together with Bill and Virginia bicycling in the southeast, visiting in the mountains, dancing and celebrating at Christmas, etc.

On our recent trip to Thailand, we learned that Buddha said “Happiness is right in front of you.” Bill was one of those people right in front of us that brought joy to our life. He is right there looking down. We loved him and miss him.

Dad & Virginia on the subway. This one I call "Hello tomorrow, hello yesterday..."



The group boat tour...



Robin Cochran, Virginia & Dad.


I love this one - Dad & Virginia look so happy on the Star Clipper!