Bum! I have just finished an email and lost the lot!
This time I will save as a draft.
We are in Kanchanaburi staying on a raft on the river Kwai. Ours is the furthest raft out and faces west, great views! We sat out last night taking in the atmosphere and thinking about the history when we heard music drifting down the river towards us. Into view hove a raft the size of a small village with a load of people singing karaoke! They were screeching something in Chinese as they passed, how crass! Unbelievable that they would let something like that go on in a place like this....... Sue and I have booked for tomorrow night, we'll show them a bit of British culture, Chaz and Dave - Rabbit, Rabbit! should do it.
Got up this morning and put on my armour for the day: Shower followed by 'Prickly Heat' talc on those important bits, factor 30 on anything likely to be exposed and factor 8 everywhere else (you can never tell). This was followed by a quick run through the mosquito repellent dip and then dressed in long fishermans trousers and a tee-shirt (yes I know it has short sleeves but factor 30 remember!). On top - sunglasses and my old boy safari hat later an ill-fitting crash helmet completed the ensemble. Sue? A quick rub down with cooking oil, a bikini top and white shorts. The irony is that I know I will be the one to get sunburnt as at some point I always think, "Oh to hell with this!" and go out totally unprotected!
At breakfast we saw a man with a half inflated car inner-tube, a snorkel and a harpoon-gun. He was fully dressed and wearing wellies (was this some sort of style competition!). He swam out into the river and I dashed back to get my camera. When I returned I scanned the river side for a sign without luck until Sue tapped me on the shoulder and pointed him out, right in front of me - lying dead still face down in the water on top of the inner-tube.
This time I will save as a draft.
We are in Kanchanaburi staying on a raft on the river Kwai. Ours is the furthest raft out and faces west, great views! We sat out last night taking in the atmosphere and thinking about the history when we heard music drifting down the river towards us. Into view hove a raft the size of a small village with a load of people singing karaoke! They were screeching something in Chinese as they passed, how crass! Unbelievable that they would let something like that go on in a place like this....... Sue and I have booked for tomorrow night, we'll show them a bit of British culture, Chaz and Dave - Rabbit, Rabbit! should do it.
Got up this morning and put on my armour for the day: Shower followed by 'Prickly Heat' talc on those important bits, factor 30 on anything likely to be exposed and factor 8 everywhere else (you can never tell). This was followed by a quick run through the mosquito repellent dip and then dressed in long fishermans trousers and a tee-shirt (yes I know it has short sleeves but factor 30 remember!). On top - sunglasses and my old boy safari hat later an ill-fitting crash helmet completed the ensemble. Sue? A quick rub down with cooking oil, a bikini top and white shorts. The irony is that I know I will be the one to get sunburnt as at some point I always think, "Oh to hell with this!" and go out totally unprotected!
At breakfast we saw a man with a half inflated car inner-tube, a snorkel and a harpoon-gun. He was fully dressed and wearing wellies (was this some sort of style competition!). He swam out into the river and I dashed back to get my camera. When I returned I scanned the river side for a sign without luck until Sue tapped me on the shoulder and pointed him out, right in front of me - lying dead still face down in the water on top of the inner-tube.
We also saw a monitor lizard right outside our bedroom swimming along. It stopped right in front of us. Black and Yellow and a good 5 feet long (why have you never got the camera when you need it).
Hired a motorbike and spent the whole day getting lost for only 280 baht (including petrol). Sue must be getting used to me driving now as I distinctly remember being able to breathe out more easily (breathing in is no problem).
Opposite where I am now is a shop advertising 'Nong Air Massage' just goes to show the power of imagination. Maybe they can equally imagine I have given them 400 baht!
Mark and Sue
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