Back in Chiang Mai

After a very long day of travel and time spent in both the Manila and Bangkok airports, we arrived in Chiang Mai last night. Just being back here makes us feel sad to be leaving soon. We realize how good we've had it here. The air feels cooler, our neighborhood is quiet, and we have fantastic friends who seem very happy to have us back. We were greeted by friends at the airport and spent the evening catching up. Today we made it to church and then spent the afternoon BBQ'ing and experiencing Song Kran (Thai New Year water fight) by piling into the back of our truck with buckets of water, splashing people as we drove around the city. Our friends decorated our truck in true Song Kran fashion. The Song Kran experience lasted about 2 hours. We decided that was enough. We're only here for a couple of days. On Tuesday, we'll be heading to America for a few weeks for some annual meetings related to Andrey's work. Here are a few photos from today. Not the best as they had to be taken from inside the truck while driving but hopefully give you an idea of what this Thai holiday is like.