Eggy San Kampaeng
Hi again folks, Andrew here,
We have just put some more pictures on the gallery of our trip to San Kampaeng where we went last Saturday to check out the Hot springs there. You will not see Jacob in the photos as he was away on camp with ‘Boy Scouts of America Chiangmai 171 Troop’ He went somewhere up North into the hills - we have no idea really. the scoutmaster is some old bearded and whitehaired guy who got lost in the jungles of ‘nam way back and has pretty good survival skills. Fortunately he passed some of them on and they all arrived back smelly but safe. Jacob did all the cooking for his group for the weekend. They are going camping every month! Luke is going to cubs on monday nights as well. They are allowed to wear the union flag on their uniforms you will be pleased to hear! Photos to follow on that one.
So back to San Kampaeng….we arrived eventually….you may have heard that the Thais will say whatever will keep you happy; the sign posts on the way were a bit like that..2Km to go…20Km….3Km….etc. We paid the 50Baht (60p) to get in (all of us) a wandered about getting used to the sulphurous fumes. There were loads of little huts and shelters offering foot massage, back massage, hot spring water baths etc. We did not have our swimming stuff so had to resist (not difficult) but found the little stream you will see in the pictures. The water is about as hot as we could bear and took a few minutes to actually get our feet immersed. It was great! I could feel the skin peeling away along with any parasites and verroucas. We sat for about 15 minutes enjoying the beautiful (I have come of age and can use the word without feeling awkward - nearly) view. We eventually removed our lobster feet from the murky depths and I can tell you, my feet have never felt cleaner and softer!
We wandered back to the car past the straw huts, signs promising eggs and drink, and a child defecating on the grass. It is one of the strange inconsistencies of this wonderful land that it is taboo and unseemly to wander around without a shirt on but is OK for your child to strip naked and perform bodily functions in public places.
However, back to Chiangmai we went and into the pool for an afternoon swim. Its a hard life.
There are some pics of Luke’s birthdat party as well - we had a good time bowling with friends.
Missing you all loads - it was great to see the video of baptisms at Arun last Sunday - it made us miss you even more.
Love from us all,
Andrew & Esther XXX