Categories: uncategorized
Date: 03 May 2005 05:15:05
...So I've left her in the guesthouse to get some rest (Thank you Tractor Girl whoever you are, for your concern, I'll pass on your regards).
Yesterday we had the mother of all storms (or at least the worst tropical storm I've ever been in). It came in late afternoon and left power outages all across our side of Chiang Mai. It took out the air con too - so we went down the road where the lights were still on, to a restauarant to cool off for a while. Chiang Mai traffic is hairy at the best of times, but trying to cross the road with no street lights was pretty nerve racking.
Travelling just a few streets of a city in pitch darkness, was like the end of the world. Darkly claustrophic streets and alleyways light only by torches and the occasional candle in a shop window, like a Ridley Scott movie set.
I have a vegetarian to look after so I'll stop typing now.