We went to visit Myanmar for a day. Once we figured out the 30 minute time change we were good to go. Lucky we had a guide who showed us this ACTUAL piece of Buddha. It was very impressive, surrounded by LED lights and so tiny. We also got to check out this amazing pagoda on the back of a crocodile.
We spent 2 days on the Pai River. Fun was had on Class 3 and 4 rapids. The guides were funny and we got to spend one night a Jungle Camp. There the wise “The Boy” challenged us with puzzles. We could only solve two of them. No one from the Maurer’s got knocked off although the boat did almost flip once. The hot springs and rock slide along the way were added surprises.
We spent Lily’s 12th Birthday at the Chai Lai Orchid Inn just out of Chiang Mai. We were lucky to give an 1 year old elephant a bath while she gave us a shower. Spending the night in an amazing bungalow while hearing elephants trumpet was a very Happy Birthday
Chat with a monk day
Not only did we learn a lot, but Miles was invited to be a Novice Monk. He seems interested!
We spent a day riding bikes at the Sukhothai ruins. The cab driver from the train station took us to the wrong hotel, out in the middle of nowhere. We were beginning to think it was not worth the extra travel to get here. Once we were at the ruins we changed our minds. Very few tourists had come to visit the park. Groups of school kids were practicing their English. A fun part of the day was sitting with an old woman under a tree and having a Coke. Seeing Khmer ruins in a place like this was amazing.
We are in Bangkok for 3 days . The Wats are so amazing. I can’t imagine they could build anything this beautiful. You would not believe how the Americans act. Some people put their little kids up on these monkey/demons to take their photo. Someone yelled at them but not enough. I decided I would rather be a Princess of Siam than live in The Forbidden City. The people in Thailand are nice. They are always smiling and laughing. Last night we had a Thai Massage, fresh fruit smoothie and Pad Thai on Khosan Road. All of that was only $7!!
We stopped to visit Lezah. She just moved downtown Tucson. She even had a spare bedroom. We spent the day watching movies and eating pizza. We left Lezah and Matt with our map of the world. They are going to track our journey. Later that day, Miles, Lily and Jeff flew to Ohio to celebrate Grandma Trudy’s 100th Birthday. Our Coastie, Karisa, went back to New London and Kari drove to Orem, Utah to visit family.
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