Korat-Days 1-2
Around 10 AM last Saturday morning, Tawan and a carload of friends picked me up to travel to her family's home in the province of Korat, normally a 4-hour drive from Bangkok.
Anita, me, and Payao took up the back seat, while Poompung, Tawan's younger sister, sat in front with Tawan.
Holiday traffic was unbelievable; we didn't arrive in Korat until 8 or 9 that night. That's more than twice as long as usual!
The weather in Korat was refreshingly cool (even got downright chilly in our time there!). The next morning Tawan took us by motorcycle to see various plots of land that her father's family farms. Can you see the little rider sitting in front of Tawan? That's Mot, her 1 1/2-year-old neice.
The pig farm--sure smelled like it, too!
Exploring more of the farmland
Tawan then dropped us off at a tree with a hammock and a mat to stretch out on. Anita and I stayed there for probably an hour or more just relaxing. It was WONDERFUL!
When Tawan came back, it was to take us back to the house for lunch. Then we were off to see more land belonging to her dad. This time her mom, nephew, and neice came along, and our transportation was a pickup.
These folks were relatives who farmed this particular area, and they stayed in this house as needed when working the crops.
Tawan's mom decided Anita and I needed to taste young coconut milk and meat.:) It's very filling.
In the evening, various members of extended family decorated the porch for New Year's Eve; we had an uninvited "guest".:) Wow, what a big guy!
