leaving Bangkok

Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in to our blogspot. We are leaving tomorrow at the crack of dawn to catch the bus back to the airport and fly into Yangon/Rangoon. Our flight leaves Bangkok at 7 am so an early start indeed! We are ready for the next phase of the trip and will need to pass through Bangkok at least two more times. I do have a suit to pick up after all....

Yesterday was an awesome day. We went to the tailor and I was measured for a suit made of black cashmere. They will have it ready today after three for a final fitting an I will pick it up when we come back through on Feb 8th. After that we headed out for a massage. We both got an hour long thai massage that cost less than $6. I then went back for a salt scrub and had a very small thai lady scrub my whole body with warm oil then salt. There is not one patch of dry skin left on my body. I will also comment that this procedure set me back $17. Quite a savings from over $60 at 10K waves in SF. Draping and avoiding body parts is certainly different here in Thailand as well. Other than my face and the area of my body that a salt scrub would be kind of ouchy, EVERY other area was scrubbed and thoroughly I may add. I think Will should partake but he is not going there at this time.

It feels great to spend a little money and we are sleeping later and later. We have only skipped running one day, Yesterday. Today we headed back to the chinese park and ran much stronger. Could have been last night delicious dinner at a small indian restaurant near our guesthouse. Stuffed ourselves on Garlic Nan, aloo mutter and Will even had a chicken dish and lived to tell about it. All for less than $10. Got to love that.

We have not eaten breakfast but each bought half a pineapple on the street an had that. Fresh fruit is readily available for and costs about 30 cents. A very good deal and keeps the craving for a snickers away! Once we get to Burma there will no longer even be the temptation of a snickers or any kind of chocolate. We are down to our last two squares of a dark chocolate bar from trader joes that my friend Linda slipped in to my bag before leaving. That Linda alwasy has away of knowing what I will want and need later. Thanks Linda! From both Will and I.

Not really much to report other than that we are clean, well fed and resting a whole lot and doing a whole lot of talking. Who knew that a 39 year old gay lady and a 19 year old straight guy could travel so well together and have so mcuh to talk about. It is clear that the gift of gab gene comes from the Burch side of the family and we both were encoded with it. Mostly we pass the time talking about girls. ;) or specific girls I guess.

Anyone who wants a cat please speak up now I thnk I know a way to get a few out of the country. Seriously!

That's all from me for now, let's see is Will can tear himself away from facebook and jump on....
hmmm maybe later.

over and out until hopefully tomorrow if all goes well in Rangoon!
willandcody