Hi,
There is major news from Chiang Rai: The weather has changed. Last night was very cold, and this morning was cold and foggy. I think that thing they call winter may be here.
The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Sha-Boom” by The Chords. Nice that some of you remembered. You can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2IyWM4ycs It’s time for ‘Easy Monday’ and a song that works for me (5). “When I wake up early in the morning, lift my head, I’m still yawning. When I’m in the middle of a dream, stay in bed, float upstream (float upstream). Please don’t wake me, no, don’t shake me, leave me where I am, __ __ __.” Hint: Though the song is sometimes in my mind, I still have to get up and take the dog out.
The trip to Chiang Mai started out with the usual routine. After 45 minutes through beautiful mountains we stopped for pie. During the last hour of the trip the traffic got heavy and came to a stop. Cars started going on the wrong side of the road to beat the traffic and they created a new line of stopped cars. We finally crept up close enough to see that a big truck and trailer had turned over in a curve, spilling a big load of sand on the road. We watched as a small tractor pushed the sand off the road and eventually they let the cars pass.
One of the sights on the highway that made the trip interesting for me was all the young bikers on their way to a big campout. We have seen this before, but this time I knew more about where they were going. There is a little motorcycle sub-culture that has a love affair with the old Honda Dream motorcycle. They fix them up, modify the engines, and come together for a weekend of music, camping and fun. Another sight that caught our eyes and cameras was the number of pick-up trucks with oversized loads. Some were filled with harvest by-products, and some were filled with the actual harvest, like the one in the photo for today. Blue caught this load that was leaning like it wanted to fall off.
In Chiang Mai we visited our chiropractor and got a few things straightened out. Then it was off to the music store where we got two small keyboards for making music on our computers. This weekend we rode in a pick-up truck, a taxi, and a Tuk-Tuk. In some parts of town the traffic was even more intense due to High Season. There are a lot of visitors, but not as many in the past. This seems to be the case all over Thailand.
Sunday morning we returned to Chiang Rai and realized, once again, why we live here. We received a frenzied welcome from the dogs and that’s always nice. Cat was also happy we were home, since she spent the night in the house with just Daku for company. We learned that Cat has a face she can make at BamBam that stops her barking. Hmm, I should learn to make that face.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
“A moment of patience in
a moment of anger saves a
thousand moments of regret.”
Unknown
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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