Mae Ra Moe - Day Two - Mae Sariang, Thailand (mae ra moe camp, karen new year in mae ra moe) Saturday, January 22, 2011

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Mae Sariang, Thailand by TravelPod blogger Alaskateam. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Mae Ra Moe - Day Two "We awoke early this Saturday from our sleeping-bag slumber to the sound of crowing roosters, grunting pigs, barking dogs, the chatter of children, and the smell of cooking fires. At 4:00am the 'camp clock' first echoed throughout the camp. It began with a series of quick taps on a bamboo pole (to alert attention), and was then followed by slower beats of the appropriate hour. This rythm was repeated several times, until we could hear it no longer as it faded in the distance. The aroma of breakfast preparations brought us out of our sleeping bags into the cool morning air. Bamboo houses are only as thick as the slat of bamboo placed on the wall, so the outside temperature becomes the inside temperature. We layered on our polarfleece jackets, and climbed down the steep ladder to the lower level of our RiverHouse Guest House. We were priveleged to have the amenities of indoor bathrooms and shower facilities. Otherwise, we would have had to visit the woods and shower in the stream. Around 9:00am we enjoyed a breakfast of steamed rice, vegetables, fried eggs, with coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. At 10:30am we were priveledged to meet wtih some IDP Pastors (Internally Displaced Peoples). We all sat around tables in the guest house and introduced ourselves, and they, in turn, introduced themselves. IDP ...



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