Saturday, May 06, 2006

Bamboo Rafting

We took a seat on these little bamboo rafts and put on these old fashioned adventure hats to block the sun. As we floated down the river to what seemed like a remote location, we saw people floating in the water and waving at us. What's going on here we ask ourselves. Then we hear them shouting out, "coke, beer" and another "bags madam, good price". Even in the middle of a river you can't get rid of the damn market sellers. This one little girl made us feel quite guilty. She kept following our boat half way down the river saying "5 baht miss 5 baht, please miss 5 baht". She was selling these little weaved wrist bands for a measly price of 5 baht (around 8 pence in English money). We felt sorry for her and bought two. She was very happy and stopped following us…........for now!

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