Post RideForCambodia...SEA ride continues

A monk applies a sort of "Bless this House" sign to the entrance to our guesthouse.

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Here is Sheila, an American librarian living in Shanghai, China. Joe and I met her in a yoga class here in Luang Prabang, Laos.
We were fascinated by her stories and she enjoyed ours.
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I bought these sandals in Bangkok three months ago for $4. This expert seamstress made four repairs to some of the attachment points. I'm trying to get the last few days in Pattaya out of them before I can them. I spent as much repairing them as I did to buy them new. That must have been what she and her friend were

laugh out Loa about. :)
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Then I finally found Tip's friend's gallery on a hidden side street in LP. Thep Thavonsouk left Laos in 1967 but he does not even mention the reason why he left. Those were the years of the Secret War. From the articles I read about him and the art itself, he is a highly talented and introspective soul with a broad smile.
There are no photos allowed in the gallery so I signed the guest book with regards from Tip and the ST community, then snapped these from the desk.
Thep is in Calgary, Canada currently.
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From serenity to insanity...we are safe now after an almost effortless series of connections that moved us from LP, Laos to Pattata, Thailand.
The recommended hotel was full so we moved three door further from the beach to The White Rose2 Hotel.
Still a short walk from the beach and night life.
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We're all checked in with both passport held for security. Looks like we'll have to keep an eye on eachother around here. :)
Off to get lunch now....

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Danny, I can picture you working hard at this pose.... Kool pict! Enjoying while it last
 
Go to Google+ to glimpse the deleted Japanese gals. I wonder how close I was to the invisible delete criteria?

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Joe and I were at the Ko Nong island beach today along with about 5,00 others from all over the world. I kinda like the crowds sometimes especially when everyone is from all over the world.
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We go to eat and enjoy the action in Pattaya now. More pics at the Google + link in the sig line.
 
Danny and Joe, the only sad side of your Lifetime Adventure : it is about to the end, I am not sure if I feel sad for you or for we the followers, anyway thanks for taking the time for sharing your whole experience thru words and pics. All I can say is:
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Joe is on Skype with Betty and when asked if we miss home we looked at each other as if we were already home.
Pretty sure we'll travel together again. Pretty cool to have such a great travel companion.
Other than the near mutiny on the sail boat in Phuket, we got along great. That's probably because Joe just ignores my BS.
 
We all have our little idiosyncrocities....I recall long ago and not so far away a boat captain went on deck late one night. He commenced to scream and yell for crew to come on deck as he "knew" the anchor was dragging. It was only his lack of night vision and perception.
Less than two days to departure and my dream of a 1st class berth on the Dreamliner is only a fading memory.
 
Parting shots. Here are our lovely yet no BS hosts at the White Rose II hotel. It was just a bit more of a challenge to soften their hearts.
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Here are three Sikhs from Panjab, India. Much sweeter than this photo could display, they invited us to visit them in India. Fali, I feel another trip coming on.
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The sweethearts who served us in the Indian restaurant. We arm wrestled and the gal on the right won, but I beat her in thumb wrestle. :)
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I have an invite to Malaysia from my seat mate on the flight to LA. We fur sur have to go back to that part of the world. :D
 
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Great pics Danny. I'm sure you and Joe managed to eventually charm your hosts! Who can resist you two? LOL!! When do you depart?
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Oh, we've been resisted pretty good here and there. ;) But, if we succeeded in winning a favor from Nuey at the desk, we'll get a late check-out time and maybe a call for a taxi to the BKK airport two hours away.
She wanted the picture I took of her at the hotel desk and asked for me to send it to her. It's took about 20 minutes and a local techy guy to get a copy on her phone.

We want to leave Pattaya at 3 or 4PM local time (about 6 hours from now)
We'll meet Doug, our riding buddy from Alaska at the airport for a quick visit before his flight at 10:20 tonight. We met Doug about two months ago while riding south of Chaing Mai
 
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