Dead Fish, Canal Boat, Mission Hospital, and the Dentist

2/14
Spent the day reading and editing photographs. It was relaxing. The fish that we caught and released died. We saw it floating in the canal today. I took some pictures of it. I am not sure if it is because of salty water, I would think I would see many other dead fish if it was the water.
2/15
We went to Mission Hospital today to get Jit's teeth fixed. We had used the hospital before, it is a Seventh Day Adventist hospital. The marketing slogan is "Come Feel the Difference". I was impressed, it is organized, professional, and very courteous. It only cost 16,000 Baht, around $400, for everything. The hospital is near the Prince Palace Hotel. When Jit got food poisoning in 2004 we walked from the hospital to the hotel with Sutep. After leaving the hospital we walked over to the Prince Palace Hotel and had the lunch buffet. Going to the Prince Palace is like going home. When Margaret came to Thailand we stayed at the Prince Palace. After we ate we took the canal boat to the end of the line, Jit did not want to, but I was curious. The boat went all the way to Bangapet(?). Along the canal there were many Mosques, Temples, traditional wooden Thai houses, and multi-story apartments. You could tell they were apartments because of all the laundry hanging out the windows. We also passed two large Malls. We took a taxi back to Klong Toey dock and then made it home.

The canal boat went much further then I thought, it is a good way to travel, but it is a little exciting getting on and off. You have to duck under ropes and move quickly. I would not want to be carrying a lot of packages on the boat. Getting to our destination was much quicker using the boat then taking the Taxi back to downtown. Friday we go to the Mission Hospital again, maybe I can go the other way so I can see the complete canal boat route.

I got an email today from Jeep our guide at Kao Yai in 2004. He was an excellent guide with a deep enthusiasm for nature and good self-taught English skills. I can recommend him highly if anybody is interested in an in-depth look at Kao Yai.

Tomorrow we need to go back into Bangkok. We only have three more days before we leave Sunday. Time is going quickly. Last night I started to make mental lists of all the things that I need to accomplish when I get home. I think my worry about being bored is exaggerated. I know I have many exciting things to do in Alaska.