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Thailand 2015 - Part 1.  Preparation.

7/12/2015

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It's Been A While

Blogs.  It has been a while since my last one hasn't it?  Well, I did state long ago when I started this website that I was not your traditional blogger.  No way in hell do I have time to make entries as often as most bloggers do.  I envy their drive and commitment.  I have hard enough time doing one at any time.  After all, I have a full time job.  I have a house, yard, garden, and greenhouse to take care of and each requires time.  I also have a wife and two dogs to entertain...these being my priority.  

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Thailand 2015 - Part 2.  Hanging with the Folks

7/12/2015

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June 15.  Time To Work!

We didn't arrive at the house until almost 3:00 a.m.  The plants looked fantastic.  I took them out and hosed them down to hydrate them some.  By the time we got ready to crash, it was after 4:00 a.m.  A half dose of a sleeping pill and it was lights out!  
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Thailand 2015 - Part 3.  Rayong.

7/12/2015

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June 19.  Off to Rayong

Early Friday morning, we were on our way for a weekend trip to Rayong and Chanthaburi for some fruit and plant hunting, site seeing, and just some general fun and relaxation.  We had a first for us all this trip.  The folks hired a driver and a big van to take us all on the trip.  This freed up the folks from the tiring drive and allowed them to relax and enjoy the trip...and the driver knew exactly where he was going!

Our first stop was Suan Lamai.  This is the poor man's version of Suphattra Land.  It's a two stop tour around the farm.  The entry price allows you to all-you-can-eat buffet style down on any of their fruit.  It was pretty country though.
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First stop was to pick your own rambutan.  Always tastes better right off the tree.

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Thailand 2015 - Part 4.  Chanthaburi

7/12/2015

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June 20.  We're off to Chanthaburi.

After a breakfast buffet at the hotel, we loaded up the van and headed to Chanthaburi.  I mentioned in Part 3 how rubber trees started to dominate the landscape.  Now more and more fruit trees stood out as well.  Grove after grove of durian, mangosteen, longkong, rambutan, and mayong chid.  I started seeing breadfruit more often as well.  Rubber trees were still a large part of the landscape.
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Thailand 2015 - Part 5.  Last week in Thailand.

7/12/2015

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June 22.  Lazy day.

Given how the vacation has gone up to now, I would certainly classify this day as being lazy.  Got up.  Tooled around the yard.  Watered some plants.  Came back inside and lounged around in front of the fan sending emails and posts on the forum via the Ipad.  I'm not going to rant about the Ipad, but I will say this..."My kingdom for a freaking keyboard!".

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