Friday, July 31, 2009




My going away party in Chiang Mai was at the night market there. There are 12 brothers and sisters in the family, these are the ones I got closest to. I rarely paid for anything, they are a very loving and generous group and very close knit.








Fruit bats in Battambang, Cambodia roost in only 2 trees here. I was lucky and caught one in flight. Their wing span is about 2 feet and there were about 100 of them.

Arrival and departure for the island of Don Det, Laos was by these very tipsy boats. They are powered by alawn mower type motor with a very long drive shat with a small prop at the end. There was electricity for only 4 hours a day, 7PM to 11PM then it was lights out on the entire island. Not much of a nightlife here but very dark and quiet at night.