""""I think Larry had a dream and he went after that dream.
I'd speculate that if everything had been trouble free he'd been able to
stay out another 6-9 months."""""

Maybe Stan, with all those troubles, he met many new friends, learned new
things.... i would not be as close to Larry if it wasn't for all those
problems he had... we became more than friends BECAUSE of those problems...

Am pretty sure Larry would not change anything about his trip, i think his
troubles are an important part of it, bad or good,  even if he could go back
in time.... he would stick to is problemes and the trip he had, he wouldn't
trade those 9 months...

My 2 cents Stan
Ben
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