No, this ain't about finding a beer after 2pm... this is the real deal.
The daughter had a long weekend away from school so I decided to make the most of it. I'm well aware that she's growing up way too fast and soon won't want to spend time with her old man and I want to make the most of the time we have... she called me 'annoying' last week which really hurt. I can take 'embarrassing' because I think that's a father's job, but 'annoying' is another level.
I've long wanted to see the wild elephants in the Khao Yai National Park, but as is typical, we have never explored what's just on our doorstep. 'We can do that any time' etc etc, so it just never happens. Natural history is a passion of mine and it was time to rectify this wrong.
With no school on Friday, why ever stay in Korat for a long weekend? I made an on the spur decision, on Friday morning booked a hotel for a couple of nights in Pak Chong, spent an hour packing, and off we went.
Google reckoned 1hr 24m to the hotel in Pak Chong, but didn't reckon on 7-Eleven stops for provisions on the way. I'm an old hand at this kind of thing and wanted to ensure a supply of Leo (not Chang) and Mont Clair in case of the worst case scenario, a dry hotel.
I wouldn't want to walk it, mind.