After Breakfast we went to on of the local primary schools to present them with our donations. They lost everything in the floods. It was the school that the resort owner and her children went to. We were very happy to be able to help a little whilst we were here. We still have not been able to get to see Duang’s house – it is damaged from all the flooding and needs some repairs so unfortunately we wont be doing any cooking classes there. Also food is in short supply as many of the market stall holders are busy cleaning up their houses. Duang is having to improvise, however we certainly do not feel like we are suffering or disadvantaged in any way! We feel that we have been eating like Kings whilst the rest of the town is working very hard to clean everything up. Then we went on to Duang’s Nephew’s coffee shop called Huan Hung Tor for a coffee and Gerard even managed to find carrot cake!

Out the front of the school.

The clean up now that the water has subsided after 6 days.

Not very adventurous Gerard.

Not many cake cabinets like this in Thailand.

This tree was growing in the middle of the coffee shop.

Next up it was off to a herbal remedies co-op in a village. We soaked our feet in herbal salts and then had a tumeric poultice placed on our knees for 30 minutes.

Bit of a shame it had to be wrapped in plastic. We ended up with very yellow knees but it must have been good for us! The whole experience was lovely!

Lunch was enjoyed at Bo Suak. Fish Chili Paste with vegies, Basil omelet (these were yummy), Spicey Chicken Soup, and a pile of fresh Mangosteens!

Off now to a weaving co-op – such fine work. It takes about a week to finish one piece. They were selling for around AU$100.00. I purchased this piece and met the maker. You will see me wearing it as a skirt next winter!

Dinner was at a restaurant on the Riverside that had just re-opened after the floods. We could watch the Dragon Boats practicing for a big event held next month.

They practice in the dark and the rain. There are 200 Dragon Boat Teams in Nan so they all need to get their practice in.

Among many dishes we had there were prawn cakes and calamari.