Dreaming

Hi,
None of the rain that's been forecasted has materialized. From emails and phone calls, we understand that it's a lot different on the west coast. And not to leave anybody out, there's been cold white stuff falling in the east. Oh, we'll certainly get ours, but it's not the rainy season yet. Next week we'll be in Bali, and it rains almost every day, but then clears up nicely. Sort of like Hawaii.
"Ooooo, I hear __ __ __ __, Walking hand in hand with the one I love. Ooooo, how I love the rainy days, and the happy way I feel inside."
Hint: Do you really need any more? His initials are NS. By the way, big props to those who got it. I know this taxes your memory banks, but that's what it's all about. That and the music.
Today I decided that we should just go straight to Mae Sai for our check in. Why go through the potential aggravation of dealing with the police station, where no English is spoken, when we could have a road trip, and get it done. It took us exactly one hour to get up north. The business at the counter took about ten minutes, tops. After that, we drove up near the border, had some coffee and just walked around, looking at all the stalls and doing a little shopping. Business was slow and the merchants were willing to deal, which is what they expect anyway. It's all over priced up there, waiting for the tourist. We had a mild time schedule so we had to cut it short.
On the way home we stopped at Tesco/Lotus and got a few supplies. There are still parts of the store that we haven't explored yet. Next time. On our drive north, we noticed about a two kilometers stretch where there were strawberry booths, sometimes right next to each other. We decided that on the way back, we'd stop. Well, we did and it was interesting. The berry's weren't very sweet, but the juice they were selling is outstanding. At three bottles for 100 Baht, we couldn't pass it up. It's like dessert.
After lunch and a little relaxing, we went back out. We had to go to the bank and get some U.S. dollars. Imagine that? In Bali, the money changers will only accept crisp, clean, unfolded $100 bills. After a little lesson on real vs counterfeit, and the usual forms, we got our 'new' money.
It's been a busy day, but very satisfying. Tomorrow we have a couple of meetings and maybe we'll run by the site and snap some pics. Speaking of that, I've posted a few new things over at Flickr.
Once again, it's time for Tacky Tuesday. Enjoy.

Peace,
Danny

"I do not know whether I was a man dreaming I was a butterfly,
or
whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man."
~Chuang-tzu (c.369-c.286 BC)

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