Sunday Outings

We took a little jaunt to our favorite little get-away-from-the-house spot today: Koh Kret. It's really close to the house and always interesting.  We had already stopped by the Bike Expo and picked up a few things for our bikes so we decided we had a little more time to kill and crossed the river. 

It wasn't crowded like it usually is on the weekends. I think this is due to the large amounts of rain we had recently and the flooded areas of the island. People aren't visiting as much because they don't want to get wet. 

The old pier under water. Good thing they built a new floating dock.

This is the restaurant we ate at the last time we came with Ben's parents and Grandmother. It was closed for obvious reasons.

 

The tide is a little lower now.

One of my favorite snacks: rice and beans cooked inside bamboo.

Alot of the shops were closed because they were flooded. Some were open despite the water. We found what we (I) wanted though. Andy kept coming back to the puppet guy and "feeding" the dinosaur ice.

 

A quick hour trip and then a foot massage for Benny, Ellie and I, while the others rested at home before heading to church tonight. 

When in Thailand...

...if ominous clouds are lingering overhead when you are leaving to go to a meeting, AND it's the middle of rainy season, it's probably NOT a good idea to ride your bike. I left thinking I wouldn't be gone too long and could make it back before it started to rain. Yeah, No! It poured just after I got to my meeting. After the meeting was over we hung around a little while to wait out the downpour. When we thought it had lightened up enough I headed out. Of course, I got soaked! And no sooner than I got home and dried off, the rain stopped. I could have waited 5 more minutes and made it home without getting wet but I had fun riding in the rain.

You know you're in a foreign country...

... If the high rise buildings have windows that open on the upper floors. You would never find this in America! Too much of a risk someone would either by accident or intentionally find themselves flying be seriously injured. It's a common thing here as they don't regularly use the air conditioners, and even when they do they are only good in one room. No centralization here.

This pick was taken on the 13th, I mean 12A, floor. That opening is definitely big enough for any American, let alone any Asian.