Traveling again

Tomorrow at 0500 we will board a plane headed back to Thailand. We have moved out of the temporary home we have been using and have put some stuff at the house we'll be staying in once we return to the Philippines. Both of us are really looking forward to being in Chiang Mai for a few days before we head to the States for 3 weeks. We'll be coming into Chiang Mai during the biggest holiday of the year, Songkran. Songkran is how the Thai New Year is spent. It is basically the hugest and craziest country-wide water fight you could ever imagine. Chiang Mai is the center of the celebration. Thousands of people from all over Thailand will travel to Chiang Mai to celebrate Songkran. Most people we know plan to stay in-doors during the 5 day fest because if you plan to go anywhere you can pretty much bet on getting soaked. On every road there are people packed in the back of trucks with barrels of water, which gets tossed on anyone and everyone. People on motorbikes, pedestrians, other people in the back of other trucks, and especially forgeiners are targetted. There are even people on the side of the roads throwing water on passers by, sometimes with hoses. Well, we hope to get out and see a bit of it and maybe take a few photos (from the inside of our locked truck). The best part is that we have plans to hang out with friends this weekend until we leave for the US on Tuesday. We'll let you know how it goes and I will try and get some good photos that capture Songkran so you can see the madness for yourselves. For now, we are saying see you later to Cebu. We'll be back at the end of May. Happy Songkran!