Thailand 2015-16
End of October - Buddhist Lent
Various celebrations and religious items. Today ( 28th Oct) a parade in the village.
Girls in traditional costumes followed by boys in school uniform and then others in various costumes and a float (see photos below)
29th Sept - A reasonable enough journey.
Tuesday 29th at a hotel in Gloucester (having put the Motorhome in storage at Newent)
Wednesday 30th National Express Coach at 9:45 to Heathrow arriving 12:15.
Transfer to Terminal 4 for our Flight to Doha at 4pm. This arrived at 11pm and a very quick and easy transfer (1hr) for the 2nd flight to Bangkok. Arrived at 7am UK time. Thus 1pm Bangkok and Taxi to Hotel for 2 nights.
Saturday 3rd Oct "Sprinter Train" to Uttaradit arriving 2:30pm and Taxi to Moo5 (the village) all OK
Tuesday 29th at a hotel in Gloucester (having put the Motorhome in storage at Newent)
Wednesday 30th National Express Coach at 9:45 to Heathrow arriving 12:15.
Transfer to Terminal 4 for our Flight to Doha at 4pm. This arrived at 11pm and a very quick and easy transfer (1hr) for the 2nd flight to Bangkok. Arrived at 7am UK time. Thus 1pm Bangkok and Taxi to Hotel for 2 nights.
Saturday 3rd Oct "Sprinter Train" to Uttaradit arriving 2:30pm and Taxi to Moo5 (the village) all OK
3rd Oct to 17th Oct (2015)
A good deal of gardening aand tidying done. Being Hot and Wet the grass/weeds was 1 foot hight. so a petrol strimmer. and then raking drying and burning.
A few other details Car serviced (£100) and insured (£350) . Tax soon.
Visa for Australia applied for and granted (we brought £500 of AUD$ with us)
Contacted our accommodation in Pert and also the couple whose MH we are using (they owe us £200 which they will give us in AUD$)
They will collect us from our B&B in Perth on Sat 21st Nov .......See Australia page
Chanatip is fine and is doing well at Uni (midway through year 2 now)
A good deal of gardening aand tidying done. Being Hot and Wet the grass/weeds was 1 foot hight. so a petrol strimmer. and then raking drying and burning.
A few other details Car serviced (£100) and insured (£350) . Tax soon.
Visa for Australia applied for and granted (we brought £500 of AUD$ with us)
Contacted our accommodation in Pert and also the couple whose MH we are using (they owe us £200 which they will give us in AUD$)
They will collect us from our B&B in Perth on Sat 21st Nov .......See Australia page
Chanatip is fine and is doing well at Uni (midway through year 2 now)