Back To School

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Once again  were up early so we could help out at the airforce camp. It was another great morning teaching a group of delightful children.
The airforce were again super kind to us and the children waved us off to our next destination.

However, first we stopped for lunch at a beautiful little restaurant. It was decorated with all sorts of lovely things and the food was out of this world!

We were dropped at the bus station by our friend, who we will miss immensely. Next we went to the ticket desk to buy a ticket for Chiang Rai. The friendly man behind the ticket counter turned up his mic and said, "Every bus to Chiang Rai is full today!"

We stood back in disbelief. Where have all these people suddenly appeared from. We asked the locals and they had confirmed that there would be loads of seats available! We booked a bus for tomorrow and quietly found a place to stay for the night 'not so close' to the station but on the river. Unfortunately, the whole place had been flooded recently and the spot to hang out by the river was rather muddy. Our room is  outdoors in a type of bungalow which is really just a mosquito net. Cheap and cheerful for one night.


We ventured into the centre for temples, the night market and music. Along the river was really pretty with lights so we sat and ate some of the food that we had saved from earlier.

When we returned to the hostel we chatted to 'the rest of Europe' drinking coffee before bed.



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