My Last Thai Sunset

Sunset from the bar/restaurant
Originally uploaded by susiebarber

I took this tonight at sunset -- the last I'll see in Thailand. I'm pretty sad about it because I really love it here. At the same time, I'm excited about what's ahead.

Today was spent with "errands". I started the day by walking across town to the post office. I wanted to lighten my load for the rest of my trip and sent some books and purchases to my house. On the way back, I stopped for a light breakfast and then headed to the water for a swim. The afternoon was really a combo of paying the hotel (their credit card machine was on the fritz, so it took quite a bit of time), picking up my clean laundry, and packing. When I finished, it was nearly dinner time. I went for one last dip in the sea, showered, had my last Thai massage and then ate dinner on the deck at sunset.

Now I'm in my room looking for the Olympics on the tube. Thailand's queen is making a speech, so all channels are glued to that (except for BBC business news, ESPN, and the Discovery Channel -- none of which show the Olympics). Oh well, I should really get to bed early. The taxi is picking me up at 8:00am.

If you don't hear from me for a day or two, don't worry. I've had trouble making a train reservation online for India (their servers keep crashing) and I'm not sure where I'm lying my head tomorrow night. I should be in Agra sometime on Wednesday and have a hotel reservation confirmed there. I will have internet access then.

Maybe one more night time dip in the Adaman Sea ...