Thailand: Soul recharge in Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi Saturday, September 3rd

a little nit nawy

good luck chok di

1. woke up early enough to talk to Martha on the phone- sticky rice
2. got stuff out of the room early… 
3. taxi to southern bus terminal… bus to kanchanaburi= hot
4. got pandan bun, sausage roll, and pandan puffs from srifa- so ono!!
5. found ban sabai sabai… 
6. pulled up to old man's house. stayed in a hammock in his loft, dog at my side.
7. no internet.  no other humans or cars. 
8. i was tired= day of rest
9. read thich nhat hanh
10. rode bike to next town to find net café and dinner—udon and ice cream

Kanchanaburi Sunday- 9/4

yes chai
no mai chai
nevermind mai pen rai
goodbye laaaah gon

1. woke up, got ride to bus stop- pizza and almond tart breakfast
2. internet café- sams guest house-- floating shack on the river!
3. dropped stuff off… caught bus to erawan
4. hiked up, hiked down all barefoot
5. met some cool english kids caught bus back to sams but stopped for a sec at night market- chicken, cashew, and pineapple dumplings?
6. ate at apples—the shit!
7. cleaned up in room
8. went back to night market—chive dumplings? oreo shake, ice cream, beef jerky, and coconut mochi ish? holy crap…

safest tuk tuk in sai yok!

Hiked to the final tier barefoot

Erawan

my raft-room on the river kwai

Kanchanaburi Recap

I loved Kanchanaburi.  My first night there, I stayed in a hammock in an open bungalow.  With the rain pouring down, no internet, and no transportation, I decided to have my “Aso Sa” (Samoan- sacred day of rest and reflection).  I read a lot of Thich Naht Hanh and wrote a lot.  After the rain subsided, I borrowed a bicycle from the property owner to go get some food from town.  If i didn’t mention it before, one of my favorite games since I’ve been here is ordering food when I have no idea what it is, but trying to give them enough clues about what I like so that it will turn out awesome.   This night turned out to be Udon which was pretty damn good.

The next day I hiked up Erawan Waterfalls without any shoes, and then slept on a raft bungalow on the River Kwai.  I had my best meal thus far there at Apples.  Some kind of citrus coconut chicken dish… that was amazing.  The woman asked me about my taste as if she were asking about my entire medical history.  Then watched me as I took my first bite (modest, but proud of her work). The care that went into making it made it that much more delicious. 

Best meal I've ever had. Cashew, chicken, jabong, mint, coconut, curry, papaya, green beans, garlic, tomato, and countless other things