Trust

Hi,

Today we had a beautiful drive from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai. We learned an alternate route, and discovered things we didn't know about.

That pesky 'Easy Monday' song that you didn't know was "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele. Oh well, it's time for another one from '81 Wednesday'. This is a song about an older guy trying to relate to a younger woman. Hmm:
"Way back when in sixty-seven, I was the dandy of Gamma Chi. Sweet things from Boston so young and willing, moved down to Scarsdale, where the hell am I? __ __, now we can't dance together, no we can't talk at all. Please take me along when you slide on down." Hint: There's a number involved.

When we picked up Jaffee for our road trip, he took us a different way to the highway. We wound through some lush countryside over rolling hills and got to see lots of village life. We entered the main road a lot farther south than I expected. Along the way we stopped for a visit at the home of an artist who has been recognized by the Provincial government. There is an official sign in front of his house. He showed us his studio which was filled with his paintings of floral landscapes. We also enjoyed his orchid collection in a mini greenhouse.

At lunch time Jaffee directed us to a fairly new roadside stop that had the latest location for World Class Hamburgers. We enjoyed fish burgers on the patio of Amazon Coffee. The owner of the whole center is a good friend of Jaffee's and we had a great time hanging out with him.

As we rolled into Chiang Mai we drove by the gallery we will visit tomorrow, and then went to see the hotel where Jaffee would stay. The traffic was starting to build up as we finally made our way to our hotel. After a brief rest we took a Tuk-Tuk to Nim Center. The driver had just recently re-painted his ride so he was very careful, even though he did some fancy weaving through the heavy traffic. We met Jaffee and had a great dinner at an outside restaurant.

It's been a wild and crazy day and we're leaving the Night Bazaar to the tourists. It's time to relax. Tomorrow we will meet with the gallery owner and see about a February exhibit.

Time for Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"As I watched the seagulls, I thought:
That's the road to take.
Find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust."
~Nikos Kazantzakis

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