First thing I have to mention is my confession regarding ingesting, last night, a full gummy bear of the “stoner” variety, complinents of a friend, I should have known better, a half gummy is better for amateurs.

About 1am, I awoke, restless, trying to work out where the fish, elephants and camels had come from as they flew around our room, and why the curtains were pulsing like they were a lifeforce! I couldn’t walk straight, felt crook and fainty. It was terrifying. The Navigator chastised me, severely, for my error of judgement. Then hovered making sure I was still breathing, and asking questions, that I wasn’t in the mood to answer, plus I couldn’t work out where her face was to talk to her. It took until about 11am ( this morning) that I felt sort of OK. Maybe I should have smoked a reefer or two of Buddha Heads to do a clinical comparison, surely you’re meant to feel pretty good, I felt awful.

After workshopping the issue with Hbum when I finally made it down stairs, I’ve concluded she handled it ( gummy bears) way more maturally than me, with no real issues as a backlash, apparently.

I’m resting, the others head off to Wat Doi Suthep on the mountain above Chiang Mai. Great views from up there, the temple is about 700 years old, but I’m sitting in the hotel garden in the shade, sipping an iced latte.

The mission to Wat Doi Phra Sep is successful and they return mid afternoon in a red songthaew ( red ute taxi)

Late lunch before a decision about dinner is made. Bus for Chiang Khong tomorrow is confirmed and paid for 5660 baht ( about $67 /head) for a private mini bus strait to our hotel.

Dinner is at our hotel.

Tomorrow at 9am we head to Chiang Khong up on the Mekong near the Thai/Burma/ Laos border, are area formerly known as the Golden Triangle, formerly one of the major drug production capital of the world.

We’ve really enjoyed Chiang Mai, food has been exceptional, the shopping has hooked the Navigators attention as well as the other travellers I think.

Ciao from Chiang Mai

Pauolo