by tiaw


Poppy & Jasper's friends from church, Gip, F, Ap, Mee, were jumping with joy when their parents gave them permission to go on an outing with us, "by tiaw." First we had lunch; spicy fried pork with bay leaves, fried eggs, fried chili peppers and meat, all over rice, 90 cents a plate. Then we toured the sad little zoo of Phang Nga. After that we went to the city park, Forest Monk Cave. For Thailand it is a large and particularly lovely park. We found some bananas and fed the monkeys. We ran around the caves and ate a Thai version of crepes, 25 cents each. Then we went to the newly installed playground equipment and the kids played & played. I was so happy for our kids, they finally feel like they have friends. We will try to get them together with their friends every week on Sundays. Ap and F get horribly carsick, so we can't go too far. Someday we want to take them to the beach, they haven't been for years, and they are so close by. Like most Thai families, all they have is a little motorcycle, so they can't really go too far from home.

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