Tah Blu Rasta!! (Thank You)

Saturday morning at 8 bells we got up to head to the mountains. Two guides, Tarzan & Promise, were leading us to some villages that were part of their White Caen tribe. They are not Thai, they speak their own language. Villagers from these tribes speak no English, and no Thai in some cases!

The Trek was unbelieveable! Very hard in searing heat and heavy humidity. We trekked upwards for 4 and half hours. For the last 200 hundred yards it started monsooning as it does every evening. If it was "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" we'd have been screaming "Ant or Dec get me outta herre!@!!!@! "

It was brilliant though. Villagers were really nice and what an experience with no electricity or running water. The two guides cooked for us and it was amazing. Very spicey but still very tastey. We stayed up till 12 (yeah early but it gets dark at like 7 o'clock here and we have to get up at 7:00 on treks). We drank and listened to stories about the tribe from Tarzan (not his real name of course, but they pick names that are easy to remember. Promise's Thai name is Sighh Aah, so his village name must be impossible to say!).

In the morning half the group split as some were only there for one night. Four of us, Brian, I and two girls, trekked on. The goal was a waterfall further up the mountain.

We stayed in Promise's Uncle's village for lunch, it also rained pretty heavy, and then headed on to the waterfall. Arrving at the waterfall it was amazing. The river looks exactly like Rambo 2 on the rocks , the scene when he shoots the guy with the arrow. There were lots of tourists but by 7:00, and dark, they had left. Promise cooked again and it was the best oriental food I've ever had. We chatted agina till we got tired, 9:00 this time! All the trekking, heat and early starts takes it out of you. We slept at the base of the waterfall just the 5 of us. I didn't get a wink, crashing water and heat do not equal to sound sleep.

The last day was elephant riding and white water rafting. Both were really fun. Although it monsooned on us as we were on the way in the back of an open top pickup truck going to the elephants. With ponchos we still got soaked, that's how hard it rains! We arrived back an hour ago with a ton of laundry. Head for Laos tomorrow, It is one of the poorest countries in the world and is a communist state. There may not be internet at all there so I'll post some pics in the morning to look at till we get to Vietnam. There'll also be new galleries added so have a look.

We head out tonight with the guides (we promised to buy them beer but they get locked on only a few beers so shouldn't cost much) and some the other backpackers.

Hope everyone is well, chat to ye soon!

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The new Garda Cricket website

Just wanted to know people's opinions on the new version of the cricket website I'm finishing off. This is the about page.

Post a comment, no slagging or I'll bhan hammer you!

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Garda Site launched

Hey everyone!

Just finished uploading the Garda Cricket Club site. Have a look, the lads put a good bit of time into it. Cheers to Joe and Brian for all their work.

There are a few bugs on it. If you spot any problems, leave a comment here and I'll sort it! Cheers!!

www.gardacricket.ie

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Ian is back?

I saw Ian with a camera in his hand the other day. It reminded me how little I've seen him out and about like he had been prior to arriving to NSW. It seems since we arrived in Sydney we have all lost our artistic and creatives touches. Why I don't know. Is it that we have worked alot, been out and doing alot? Brian, Joe & I really haven't done any design in 6 months. In a week in Melbourne we managed to design the whole gardacricket.ie site and add features we have never before used. Ian & Brian have taken very little photos since arriving here from Victoria. I can't really explain it but in Melbourne you definitely felt inspired by the city and ambiance around you. Melbourne is a stunningly beautiful place. The river by night, the lines and skyline of the skyscrapers as well as the culture of fashion and art, both street and contemporary, throughout the place are all inspiring.

This post is to highlight some of Ian's work which many of you probably have never seen. Brian has some great shots too and I have both their Flickr pages added to the navigation now under 'Randomness'. Below is some images he has taken in India, Melbourne and Sydney. Enjoy them and see more of Ian and Brian's work at their Fickr pages :)

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