After the Elephant Nature Park we travelled up the muddy paths to a rather remote Hill Tribe called the Lee Su people. Here we stayed the night amidst the rice paddies and jungle in our Bamboo rooms on stilts. The girls discovered the joy of bucket showers and we sat down to yet another great meal; we are being fed a mixture of traditional Thai food with some western fare such as fried chicken or scrambled eggs with bacon. There was so much laughter all night as we sang to each other and for the tribe, played games which left some of us with black coal smeared on our faces in very unflattering designs, and had rude Thai children songs taught to us about skewered chicken and fruits... I will let your children explain.
The village children are so happy, especially the boys, to have so many new people to play with and show around. Due to the heavy rains, as it is wet season, we were warned about possibility of green snakes and centipedes on the path between us and the toilets. Rest assured that we equipped ourselves with torches and no one ventured out to go to the loo in the middle of the night.
It is raining a lot- the rain has come late this season and there is mud everywhere. This has not impressed the girls and their squelching feet, but the rain takes the heat out of the day and this is a relief.
The next morning the girls were treated to a performance by the local tribe where they danced and played their local instruments all dressed in their traditional garb. We were asked to join in and dance and it was a beautiful ceremony. We have been made to feel so welcome here and Thai hospitality is fantastic!
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