TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

5:39 PM
Posted by jodi rose

the house is packed and sparkling, all my belongings except a few bags of miscellaneous stuff are at robert and andrea's - about 2/3 in their attic and the rest coming back with me to australia.
posted 4 big envelopes of papers and books and receipts home so I don't have to carry them around thailand for two weeks. getting smarter ;)
had a lovely day yesterday, andrea arrived at 10 to help me pack, she took everything down off the walls, swept and mopped. then katarina visited in the evening and took the edge off just when I was starting to get stressed. had a last drink at the green pub with mary, who stayed the night, and we just went to the vadas baths - her first, my last.
miki and malinda dropped in this afternoon with a gorgeous book of photos they had prepared from around this area, all the things they promise to show me in summer. very warm goodbye, I feel blessed.
now it's dinner with andrea, robert, and the new bridge guards sam and katah, at gyuri and sofie's house, and then early morning train.
memories of last stories, queing for two hours to buy tangerines at christmas, left-handers being made to use their right hand up until the 90's. and I am invited to several parties in the summer, going to the lake or river beach to swim, play guitar and hang out. lush.