ÿþ<HTML> <TITLE> Bob in Thailand </TITLE> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <FONT COLOR="WHITE" SIZE="3" FACE="VERDANA, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <LINK="191970"> <BODY BGCOLOR="BLACK"> <BODY> <HR> <CENTER><H3>Royal Kingdom of Thailand April 2004</H3></CENTER><HR> <P> <STYLE> A{text-decoration:none} </STYLE> <A HREF="#CBK">Chalok Baan Khao</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#HW">Ao Hin Wong</A>&nbsp; <A HREF="#BK">Back to Bangkok</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#MT">Muay Thai</A> <P> <BR> <P> <A NAME="CBK"> CHALOK BAN KHAO?? [southern]: Ed and I rode some dirt roads to get here. It was blazing hot too, but we made it. Saw some guys spearfishing. Had a short respite at the Jawakiri Spa Resort, but man, what a vertical climb to get there. <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th83.jpg"><img src="th83.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th84.jpg"><img src="th84.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th85.jpg"><img src="th85.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TD><a href="th86.jpg"><img src="th86.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th87.jpg"><img src="th87.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TABLE> <P> <A NAME="HW"> AO HIN WONG [eastern]: It was a very challenging road to get here. Man, I was on 1st gear the whole way (btw, I can ride a Kawasaki motorbike now. woohoo!) The place had some nice views, secluded, and some interesting rocks. AO means Bay. <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th88.jpg"><img src="th88.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th89.jpg"><img src="th89.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th90.jpg"><img src="th90.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th91.jpg"><img src="th91.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th92.jpg"><img src="th92.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th93.jpg"><img src="th93.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TD><EMBED SRC="pool.mov" height="255" width="320" AUTOSTART="FALSE"></TD> <TD><FONT COLOR="WHITE" SIZE="2">It was scorching hot that day, but the water was so green. </FONT></TD> </TABLE> <P> <img src="th94a.jpg" ALIGN="right" HEIGHT="180" WEIGHT="230"> Just finished our final dive on Day 6! We are Advanced Open Water Divers! [with our instructor Sia (pronounced Sai)] <BR clear="all"> <P> <A NAME="BK"> BANGKOK: Back to bangkok. We visited the Grand Palace, and had to borrow shirt and pants to enter. <TABLE> <TD><a href="th95.jpg"><img src="th95.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th96.jpg"><img src="th96.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th97.jpg"><img src="th97.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th98.jpg"><img src="th98.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th99.jpg"><img src="th99.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TD><a href="th100.jpg"><img src="th100.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th101.jpg"><img src="th101.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th102.jpg"><img src="th102.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TABLE> <P> <A NAME="MT"> MUAY THAI: We saw around 7 fights ranging from young men around 15 yo to veterans with 50+ fights around 23 yo. Here they are doing their traditional prefight ritual to thank their trainers, the gods, etc. <TABLE> <TD><a href="th103.jpg"><img src="th103.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TABLE> <P><P> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TD><EMBED SRC="fight.mov" height="255" width="320" AUTOSTART="FALSE"></TD> <TD><FONT COLOR="WHITE" SIZE="2">Note their speed and conditioning. </FONT></TD> </TABLE> <HR> <CENTER> Page &nbsp; <a href="../TH/index.html" target="mainwindow">1</a> &nbsp; <a href="../TH/p2.html" target="mainwindow">2</a> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>