Since being in Thailand we have...
• crossed the Lao/Thai border without anyone stopping us.
• returned to the border to stamp our paperwork.
• watched a drunken Thai man do a cross between a rain-dance and a lap dance outside his pickup with a blaring sound system on New Years Eve (after a long days trucking).
• filled up with Shell V-Power Diesel (Miranda is loving it!).
• spotted Asian Elephants during a traffic jam, which was very exciting (they stood taller than Miranda).
• eaten lots of street food (ordered by pointing to ingredients).
• slept in the van at the ‘world famous’ Khao Yai National Park en route to Bangkok (outside a toilet block).
• spotted our first game – a barking deer (outside a toilet block).
• spotted/met Ben Matthews’ lookalike in Khao Yai – a hungry Macaque.
• driven and navigated through Bangkok’s megalopolis like naturals.
• shocked the staff at the Ban Sabai Hostel with our surprise visit (old friends in Bangkok).
• slept in pristine National Parks on the Andaman Coast – the Tsunami Coast (for free in the van).
• driven many sweltering hours during our journey south.
• dosed up on fiery Thai curries, which we have sweated out in our humid, enclosed, airless, sweat filled van (the mozzies are as big as golden eagles – Chrissy describes them as bastards, so we cant open the window at night).
• returned a thousand smiles and greetings.
• felt happy to be on the road again.
We are now staying in the van next to the King's palace ( I mean on the other side of his hedge) on Hat Khlong Muang beach. Tomorrow we will continue on our mission south and we hope to cross into Malaysia in the days that follow.
Ps. James Hughes and Vorghan, thank you very much for your comments.
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