First Days

We arrived here on Jan 17 in the early evening. All the travelling went well. 28 hours travelling from Thunder Bay to Bangkok went fine, just very tiresome. Watched movies too long on the flight from Chicago to Tokyo. They made my head ache. Next time will try something else for part of the time.

A friend of a friend picked us up at Bangkok airport and gave us a bed for the night. The were very kind. Manuela helped us get to Don Meung airport on Friday afternoon which had some excitement. Taxis in Bangkok were reluctant to travel that direction because of the protests but we made it and had a nice flight to Phitsanulok. Yo, Chama and Fann met us at the airport and we arrived at the house at 7:30. Chris was there waiting for us. We like the house. Convenient comfortable and cute.

Had a pleasant weekend getting acquainted with the neighbourhood. Quiet. Except for the roosters that wake up about 4 am and announce their presence very boisterously. We are finding the food and other things we need. We enjoy having access to an abundance of fresh fruit and produce. And there are lots of little shops with prepared foods. Tasty and cheap.

The early mornings and the evenings just before sunset are the most pleasant times of the day. The air is so soft and fragrant with smells of life. Right now the nights are almost cool. The Thai people are all complaining  about the cold.

All in all life is quite gentle and pleasant.