July in October

Hi Everyone,

You take a step back and then two forward . . .

I dug through my backup hard drive to find some shots from the three day/two night trek I took in July north of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

We were a group of twelve from all over the world: Spain, Denmark, Taiwan, France, and the U.S.

Enjoy!

Taken in the hangout area at the first of the two "homestays."

The john.

Flushing system.

We 12 shared this large room.

It turned rainy.

! ! !

Stopped for a chat.

With this wonderful weaver.

And her friend.

Stopped by a school.

And a village.

Walked through rice paddies.

Swam in mountain pools.

Drank Chang and listened to the local musician (singular).

Breakfast.

I bought a few things from her.

Part of what we saw along the way.

The gang.

The 3 fun Spaniards.

Rode on an elephant; it wasn't nearly as nice as in Laos. This guy was hungry! And they wouldn't let him eat.

The last part of the trip was floating downstream on a bamboo raft; this group had WAY more fun than my group! We were much too calm and tranquil. : )

Off to a yoga retreat for my last 2-nights in Thailand and SE Asia.

Aloha,

-sj