Bags

Our arrival to Bangkok was smooth. The weather is still hot and very humid. We caught a bus from the airport to Banglumpoo, a district in Bangkok.

"When you get off the bus, wait with the bags whilst I unload them from the bus. Hold on to them; don't let them out of your sight." The instructions seemed clear enough.

Yet as I disembarked with the last bag, the boys were surrounded by Thai touts offering them accommodation and walking off in various directions with the bags!

The responsibility role still needs a little fine tuning. 

Now, we are carrying about 80 kilograms of luggage. 20 kilos of which are actually ours, the other 60 kilos are pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, clothing, shoes and toys so generously donated by Cody, Taiga, our friends and the T.S.S community.

According to Cody and Taiga I had underestimated the distance of our walk to our hotel by one kilometre. Oops silly me. We walked roughly two kilometres with 80 kilograms of luggage in 33 degree heat and 55% humidity.

As we trudged along the street toward our hotel, red faced, perspiration dripping from the ends of our hair, our muscles aching from the weight of our bags. I am pleased to say, no bag got left behind!

x Lisa (persevering Mum)