Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... Sancho failed to mention that he was an elephant wrangler in the latter part of the 20th century.  He behaved incredibly well until this youngster nudged him (#1)  and he went back into cowboy mode.  He threw him down tied his legs together and beat the buzzer by 7 seconds.  The mahouts were astounded and he got a free lunch and beers out of the deal. No trip to the elephant sanctuary is complete without jumping in with the pachyderms and giving them a bath.  What they don't tell you is that the beasts have their own ideas about who gets soaked!  (#2)  A a shot of LoLa before she got drenched. Wind and rain today.  Hot coffee, put your feet up and dream about Hawaii.  Those of you in Mexico, enjoy the day!  "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o the city of Chiang Mai annually hosts a flower festival replete with floral parade.  Their version of the Rose Parade, but about 5 times longer and at least as extravagant.   Here (#1) we have an example of one of the floats that are sponsored by schools, guilds, associations and businesses that want some publicity.  About every 10 minutes there's a band and drill team and they really get into it.  One of the schools came in Mexican outfits and the drill team had their faces painted like "Dia de los Muertos" skulls.  We were blown away!  They looked like they were a school from East L.A.  So after about an hour of standing on the curb we wandered down the block and there was a foot massage parlor with seats on the sidewalk facing the parade.  We each ordered a massage and spent the next hour watching the parade and getting our feets unbent.  What a country. T his morning skies were cloudy and the threat of rain hung ...

Lost Boys & Co... T oday being Shrove Tuesday we thought we'd make our way to the temple for a little pre-Mardi Gras meditation. So in Thailand when you're going to build an hundred foot long statue of the Buddha and don't have the materials to stand him upright, you have him laying on his side (#1) and build it out that way.  Yes, covering him in gold is required.  We saw a lot of temples and they all had a lot of gold.  This is to disabuse you of the notion that the Catholic Church had the corner on all of the gilt, not to mention guilt... C old again today, 50 at checkout and the water got knocked down further to 54.5.  Hazy sun and 15miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 3kts and the sea surface was smooth but rolling.  Low tide was at 6:36am +0.2' and high tide will be at 12:41pm +3.2'.  The low tide was making it fast and hollow but a couple of guys were making some waves and typically getting eaten in the process.  It was a west swe...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, If Anupa looks at this report, we suggest she just skips over the pic.  On our way to visit the mysterious James Thompson House in Bangkok (Thompson was a silk merchant who just happened to work for the CIA, mysteriously disappearing one afternoon on a trip to Cambodia.)  We stopped by this park because LoLa had read that one might spot monitor lizards there.  You can imagine our surprise when we hopped out of a cab and ran right into this clutch of lizards feasting on some shrimp that had been left on the bank of the lake.  There were probably twenty and we saw more in the water (they are semi-aquatic.)  They're not poisonous, but they look like they should be and they have snaky tongues that are forked and kinda creepy...  Obviously, LoLa was ecstatic... B lew like a gale last night and suddenly quit about 8am, only to start again in earnest about 9 and ramp up to a white cap style blow.  Partly cloudy and 20 miles visibi...

Lost Boys & Co... So, if you're in a hurry to get from point A to point B in Bangkok, you might want to grab one of these "Long Tailed Boats."   The propeller shaft is about twenty feet long and it's typically got a double bladed prop that cuts through most of the debris found on the river.  They steer with the shaft and there's no rudder as such.  But the real secret is the power plant that looks like 455 Chrysler block, blown with straight pipes.  The river sounds like Lion's Drag Strip.  It's impossible to wear a hat and the chances of getting mosquitos, water hyacinth pieces and other debris in your face is very real.  Don't smile unless you plan to floss...    "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Got back last night and we'll be sharing some pics from the excursion to S.E. Asia!  Let's try something for starters... Lots of temples... "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!