Dad took this picture and added it for me. Pretty ladies. He has a short video of them dancing and will try to download when we get a faster connection. We had a very nice time down south but it's nice to be back in Bangkok. We'll spend the weekend here and try and decide where to go next. It's really hot here today so we're kinda hanging around the room until evening when it is cooler. Dad ate breakfast downstairs but said that was the last time. For their buffet they don't have fruit or coffee anymore. Just museli and cornflakes and white bread! I was so hungry and couldn't face fried rice again today so went to the market and bought some whole grain bread (not that great but better than white bread) and peanut butter. Also got some sticky rice and mango (all prepared for 30 baht) and papaya ready to go. So, I had a good breakfast.
We saw something interesting on the bus coming to Bangkok yesterday. The freeway was 8 lanes, 4 in each direction. In one lane were some huge white painted dots. About 3 feet in diameter maybe. Then I saw some road signs, in English and Thai. The first one said, 'Don't Tailgate', the second one said 'Maintain Your Distance' and then the third one said, 'Keep Two Dots Between Vehicles'. The dots were to judge safe driving distance between vehicles. I thought it was a great idea but the naysayer in the seat next to me didn't. Well, of course, nobody was keeping two dots between cars but the idea was sound (I thought).
Dad has nothing to do today but irritate me. Somebody needs to go somewhere and do something and it 'aint' gonna be me. Too hot. I just suggested he go put our clothes in the washing machine and he actually jumped up to do it. That's how desperate he is for something to do! Betcha if I suggest ironing them he'd find something else to do pretty quickly. Odd thing is that they don't have an ironing board in the laundry room. I have my little travel iron so have to iron on a towel folded up on the wooden chair in our room. The bed has some kind of plastic cover so can't iron on the bed. I really don't have much that needs ironing anyway, but my travel skirt does. What kind of travel skirt is that?!
Oh, coming back to Trat in the speedboat the ride was really rough. Remember, we're getting the tail end of the typhoon. Between the islands the water was fairly smooth but on the open sea after the islands the waves were about three feet. They had all the passengers (about 15 of us) sit in the back. Then the front of the boat would come way up and slap down really hard. Really bone jarring hard. Dad said he could feel it in his spine. Three people got sick. Wasn't us, thank goodness. At one point dad said, "I can see how boats break apart". SHUT UP!! At that moment I didn't need to hear that. Remember, he rode boats a lot while in Saudi going to offshore oil rigs. At the beginning of the trip he told me, oh we rode out in five foot waves with no problems at all. Then later he confessed the boats they rode in where much much larger than the one we were in. Anyway, we made it and it was interesting. And the boat didn't break apart.
Well, that's about it for now. Alisa, loved the facebook pictures of Jack. Sara, how is Leo? What did the vet say? Love, Mom
