I have been on the road again and so have not had much of a chance to write on here. Now I find that I am very behind with what has happened over the last two weeks and have a lot to write about. On Wednesday the 19th Sofia, a collaborator on the research project […]Read Post ›
On Sofia’s last day here we did a little tour of Trang. The whole lab joined us, piling into the back of Janya’s truck. We drove first to a local botanical gardens where there was a walkway above the forest canopy. We ran along it, the guys smiling and laughing. Pitoon kept stopping, noting an […]Read Post ›
The Saturday after finishing the plasticine caterpillar project, Sol and I went with Janya to visit his family in Phatthalung. The next day we woke to the alarm at 6 am and bleary eyed set off for Thale Noi Lake. Once we had arrived we hired a longtail boat to take us around the lake. […]Read Post ›
My last day in Railay was spent going deep water solo climbing. This involves climbing cliffs above the sea, without rope and so if you fall you fall into the ocean. Once you get to the top the only way down is to jump. I went with five other travellers on a beautiful sailing boat. […]Read Post ›
Last Saturday I decided to cycle to Sai Rung waterfall. I borrowed Pitoon’s bike; he had gone into town to fix his car, Herbert, and so would not be using it. According to Goggle maps the waterfall was 17 km away so I figured it would take me a while to get there. It was […]Read Post ›
The Sunday before last Janya, Pitoon and I spent the afternoon at a nearby waterfall. It was a 20-minute drive from Khao Chong, within the National Forest. We parked the car and then hiked about half an hour, following the river deep into the jungle. On the way we passed trees with unfamiliar fruit hanging […]Read Post ›
250 degrees east 