This is a statude from Ayuhttaya. The statues were all wearing the monk robes. Absolutely gorgeous pieces of Thai history. We went here for a day with Noi, June and Muay. It was a lot of fun!

This is the boat ride up to the Kanchanaburi Jungle River Rafts. You can see the great view from the long tail boats. It took about 45 minutes to just get here, going upstream the whole time. As we approached the Jungle Rafts, it was absolutely beautiful. Each Raft adorned with flowers and hanging baskets constructed from old coconut shells.

The Recap

I've finally returned from a crazy wild self proclaimed quest.

I've met my sister. I finally know the person who I've always dreamt
of meeting and knowing. My life quest is over! Here are some photos
as promised.




This is Ann and I at Krabi island. Absolutely gorgeous place to visit.



Here is June and Muay playing in a waterfall getting all soaked in
their clothes! We had so much fun that day.



Here is the jungle rafts from a distance. This was the place where i
stayed on the water over night. It was beautiful. Check out the next
photo for a view from the rafts themselves.



Here I stood out on my front "porch" and photographed the mountains.
Absolutely gorgeous.



This is a photo of the wooden bridge that we took a train ride over.
A little bit nerve racking.



This is one of the "rocks" at Krabi. Breathtaking view isn't it?



And finally, Rai Ley Beach. This was a beautiful island where I plan
to stay in the future. We had these awesome coconut cocktail drinks,
served in a freshly opened coconut, with little purple umbrellas and
thai orchids adorning the top.

I love Thailand. I love my sister. And I can't believe that I just
discovered a whole new chapter in my life. Everything over there is a
part of me.

:)

I'm home!

Well, it's official! I'm back home.

The last trip that I took to Krabi island was beautiful.
Krabi was filled with these great beautiful rocks ... actually they
were like slices of mountains surrounded by sea water. Think of the
beach scene from James Bond: the man with the golden gun. That was
the same scenery where we were. Different beach though.

I enjoyed that trip too. We stayed in this really crappy hotel, but I
couldn't complain. Ann wanted us to stay in a resort hotel but they
had no room. So we stayed in a hotel where thai people stay. The
restaurant had awesome food in the hotel but there weren't any people
in the restaurant but us.

The hotel had entertainment. These girls would get up and sing to us.
4 of them on rotation. They sang TERRIBLY. We felt bad for them
though and would applaud, but it was still very strange. The same
restaurant had a pet cat that was wandering around the whole time. It
was cute, but the people who worked in the restaurant were really mean
to it and would drag it around by its arm and throw it around. I hate
how bad people are to animals there. But you have to remember that
Thailand isn't used to people having animals as pets in their houses.