Mae Sariang

We spent a couple of days in Chiang Mai, wandering round the night bazaar which seems to be the thing to do. Our hotel in Chiang Mai was great with a rooftop pool and bar. After a very bu-u-u-um-m-m-p-p-py bus ride we got to Mae Sariang, home for the next four months. Scott is not around until mid February, so we weren’t really sure what was happening when we got off the bus. We eventually found the house, but no key. Thankfully there were people there, not really sure if they were there to meet us or just there to watch the TV. It’s a good place like that – people constantly coming and going so we’ll never be stuck for company.

It’s been a frantic couple of days since we arrived, meeting different groups, organisations, individuals. Abby and I have the use of a motor bike while we are here, so we had a thorough ten minute lesson on how to drive it yesterday, all good though.

Well, work starts on Monday, Abby at the school and me kind of all over the place. I’ve got four web sites to build, three interns to train, networks to set up, PCs to fix (Craig if you’re reading expect an e-mail any day soon). Can’t really say much more about what we will be doing, due to the nature of our work. Everyone has been great since we arrived, very hospitable.

Seeing as it’s Burns Night on Tuesday, we’ve decided to have a Burns Supper. I’ve been all over town trying to find ingredients for a vegetarian haggis, with minimal success. Not so easy finding rolled oats and pin head oat meal in northern Thailand. Never mind, the old ‘ply them with whisky’ trick never fails, nobody will have a clue what they’re eating anyway. I bet you can’t wait for the recipe.