Recently

I bought a blue bike, Kel's is red and Georgie's is pink.

After buying our bikes, I feel a sense of freedom and exploration. I love cruising around town on our new bikes and dinging our bells at all the Thai people. As if we didn't stick out enough already, now we ride into school with our brand new Big C bikes.

On Friday, we went to the Riverside Restaurant where we enjoyed a wonderful meal consisting of yellow curry accompanied by fabulous girlfriends! After our dinner we grabbed some snacks at the nearest 7-11 and biked to Lauren and Emily's new spot, where we watched a movie. Em and Lauren moved into this cute little 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment located more towards the center of town. Georgie & Star are moving in next door to them and Kel and I are surveying the place next to them today.

Then came the real adventure on Saturday. We woke up a little later than usual, (9:30) and biked to a new breakfast spot called "Glimpse" where we all enjoyed a delicious blueberry smoothie. We were on a mission to find the Lampang Herb Conservatory where they have oil massages and tea's that cure just about anything for a little amount of money. On our way we stumbled upon a beautiful wat (I think) where we saw big, gold statues and lined up buddhas. At this point we looked at eachother and said, "where else in the world can you stumble upon this wat that just happened to be off to the side of the road?"

At last, we found our destination after getting off the beaten path and makin' our own journey. The Conservation is AWESOME. This place is filled with different teas that cure just about anything and everything. Georgie, Kel and I bought the shampoo that promised to promote shine and health. I used it yesterday along with the conditioning oil and my hair has never felt softer and looked so shiny. We bought a couple different tea packets each promising different benefits and drank some last night. So far, we are impressed with this place and will continue to spend baht in order to enhance our lives and beauty.

We spent a couple hours browsing and made our way back to the mansion. We quickly showered and got ready for Star's birthday.

We took a 15 minute songtiew to a secret restaurant only visited by the locals. Lucky for us Star got a Thai girlfriend and she took us to this diamond in the rough. It was the most unbelievable place I have maybe ever seen. We ate in bungalows over the water, the table was filled with scrumptious Thai food and our glasses were filled with Thai whiskey. We took our drinks onto a floating bungalow where you pull this rope and are whisked out to the middle of the water surrounded by mountains and a sky the color of the rainbow. For 3 hours of food, drinks, talking and fun it cost us $150 baht each...$5.

Being the 80 year olds we are, Kel, Georgie and I left early with a real 65 year old, drank our tea at the mansion, put on a movie and layed on our yoga mats. We laughed our heads off, went to bed before midnight and couldn't be happier.