Singburi boat race
Proud of my achievement
9.5 bracelet
Old Scrubber!!
Palm climbing
Palm Fruit
Me eating again!!Hiya Everyone
Today we headed out with Mr Ben and our little minibus, bless the air con is crap so we just have to open all the windows and be blown but hey at least the windows open. We met a guy who took us into the country to demonstrate palm picking. He was lovely only 52yrs old but had no front teeth, apparently many of the thai people loose their teeth because of all the sugar that they cook with and eat!!! Amazing he was straight up the tree, no ropes or nothing to the top and then hacked down the palm fruit and lowered it down, then climbed back down and started to chop up the fruit with a massive machette, amazing to watch. They use all of the fruit and skin to cook with. On our way to the handicraft place the equivalent of our Cambridge to Oxford Boat race was taking place on the river near Singburi so we stopped and watched. The locals found us westerners very amusing and were pointing at us, felt like being in the zoo!! At the handicraft place we met two lovely ladies and their families in their back garden where they made jewellry. We all had a go at making a bracelet from coconut circles, I was really proud of mine and I got a 9.5 out of 10 so you never know might take this up when I get home ha ha!!!
Back at camp for lunch, yep you guessed it more rice and noodles, but slimy noddles and vegs but hey Im surviving!!! Mr Ben took us to the local swimming pool, this was great, only us and about 5 other thai people in their, great to chill out and relax in the sun, tan hopefully will be back!!!!
Back at camp we all headed off to the local bar next door, Daniel who met in Aussie had told me about Sangson (Thai Rum) so thought well be rude not to try. Five half bottles later, me, Jane, Helen and Nicola were rather merry!! The rest of the crewe stuck to beer, so funny, Carol who 60yrs old said to me she had never danced on a table and would like to, so I was right hinny come on up ya get. There she was dancing on the tables in the makeshift bar, the locals thought funny!!! Headed off to bed about 1.30am think!!!
Luv always. xxxxxxxxxxx
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