Home at last

What a great trip this has been. We have had a wonderful time, met great people and have seen some awesome sites. The grunge and opulence of Bangkok, the peacefulness of the eco lodge, turtles laying eggs at night,  the clear aqua green waters of Ko Phi Phi, the rowdiness of Phuket and the inside of more airports and airplanes than I ever imagined I would see.  We found Malaysia and Thailand both had some great qualities. If asked we can't say we liked one over the other. Malaysians seem to be more time conscience than the Thai were if I had to point out a difference. Leaving at 2:00 in Malaysia is a prompt departure. In Thailand you might still be wondering when and if you are leaving at 2:30. We have been cheap about downloading photos the last few weeks as the internet was expensive and slow where we were in Thailand.  Here are some  facts I had time to jot down as I spent the last 34 hours in transit

We were in Hong Kong Airport at 21:30 on August 21 2008, We were also in the Vancouver Airport at 21:30 on August 21, 2008

We travelled 30 days to 5 countries - China, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei and Thailand (China and Brunei were transfer points)

We ate 39 buffets meals - mostly breakfasts

Sweat runs down your back at a pretty quick pace while standing in the sun at 35 degrees.

 Temple clothes are hot and make you look frumpy in photos

We slept in 9 hotel rooms

We travelled on 12 planes - gotta’ plant trees to make up some environmental costs

We ate watermelon for breakfast for 28 days - yum

We took 15 boat trips, 12 taxi rides, 1 tuk tuk and 27 buses/minivans or private cars

Sue consumed 36 ginger gravol and 7 real gravol ..too many buses, boats and planes

We watched the Olympic coverage in 5 languages, Malaysian, Russian, Thai, Chinese and English

There is too much garbage floating in the seas!

Thanks again for following our progress and sending us your messages. We appreciate everyone’s support.  Truly an experience of a lifetime

Sue and Andy