Leaving Thailand

It is sadly our last day in Thailand NOW! We're leaving the hotel in less than 2 hours and i've still not packed! Georgia has already. However, I've just had a last Thai massage, from a minute woman who must have trained in elephant throwing. Wow, it was strong and deep. I wish I'd had one each day for the last few days now to ease the stiffness in my back and shoulders from carrying my backpack around and my photography equipment around Sukhothai.

We are not looking forward to facing the cold British winter weather. It's only mid-January and not the end of March so deepest winter in the coldest one in a good few years. Must check the sunspot activity this year because it has been cold for Thailand and Guetamala too.

Yesterday we survived the tiring madness of the Weekend Market. It is massive and most of the stalls selling similar things sell almost the same stuff with not much to inspire us until we found a couple of areas with good clothes and some nice gifts. We needed a half-hour in a air-con restaurant to come round and gewt buying. Strangely, both of us have ended up with black fake fur coats to get us from the airport to the car. Now why did I buy a fake fur? Mostly, because there were no warm alternatives apart from very worn-out thin hoodies full of burn holes. We won't be hurrying back mind.

It has been a fantastic and proper 10-week holiday with only a few days work, happily, during the time. It has been a great way to spend almost all of the 2nd trimester of G's pregnancy. She is doing and looking great and has not been bothered by the heat at all, contrary to a few worries from family before we went. It has been good and hopefully the baby is now into the idea of travelling and likes chillis - he or she has certainly had lots of both before even being born.

Despite not looking forward to the weather, or being back in a British city, we're really looking forward in anticipation to meeting our wee 'un. We're ready to get the house ready for her/him and for us - maybe another bankruptcy when we get back for a cheap carpet and furniture??? We're also looking forward to seeing family and friends again. The bairn is very visible now when it moves and kicks out - what are you going to be like?

So, good bye Thailand and thank you - again.