GOODBYE

So, this is it-March 3rd, 4:45 pm -time to leave for the airport-time to say goodbye .
Yesterday, we saw elephants painting and of course we each bought a painting to bring home. A new baby elephant had just been born the day before - you can see the fuzzy little thing on your right. Lunch was an experience in itself as we sat on a terrace overlooking a lush tropical forest with rapids swirling far far down below us. The group at the next table included a handsome Thai male movie star and his many beautiful friends. More shopping, of course, at the Sunday Bazaar . This morning we picked up a large number of made -to- measure silk suits, skirts etc- incredible deals- I had two 3- piece suits made for less than 300.00 cdn!
Lunch with all the friends we made at the university topped off the morning- and then a final dash to buy an extra suitcase each to accomodate all our treasures. Eva, by the way, evolved into an avid shopper- the word "temple" was barely uttered in the last week-and she found 3 new pairs of shoes with her name on them on the way to the luggage shop!
And there you have it- we have had the best of times-and the nicest thing is that a friendship of 45 plus years has been reinforced with a month of living and working in this wonderful country-
an experience we 'll never forget.
Goodbye from both of us - see you at home.
Jean and Eva.