Update! This Just In... After some humble beginnings, Ty and Nick are officially highly skilled mopedians.
In effort to maintain the bulge in our wallets and minimize the bulge in our waistlines, however, we have vowed to still supplement our motor excursions with healthy doses of foot powered travel.
What better way to consummate this man / motor marriage than with a trip to the "Grand Canyon" of Thailand accompanied by our new travel buddies Mat and Marie? I wanted to hot-dog my Ped along that thin ridge there, but Ty thought it was a "stupid idea..."
<---- and I don't like doing stupid things so I marched right out to the edge of this cliff for a picture instead.
After our canyon adventure we hopped on our hogs (hyperbole is my thing) and we were off to go enjoy a promising sounding waterfall. We just dipped around on our hogs snappin' pictures along the whole way.
Marie is stronger than she looks (Heather, don't be jealous, you're still the buffest girl we know).
Hmmmm... We have no idea what this is or why it's here but Ty said she thought you're supposed to take goofy pictures in it like a giant stamp, and again, I don't do stupid stuff so...
After our canyon adventure we hopped on our hogs (hyperbole is my thing) and we were off to go enjoy a promising sounding waterfall. We just dipped around on our hogs snappin' pictures along the whole way.
They say that the life happens in the journey and not the destination. Thank goodness, because this waterfall was a touch too dank for swimmin' (we ended up back at the falls featured in our last post which is okay by me because I fancy the dickens out of them).
Afraid there might be another monsoon.
We concluded our very first moped adventure with a little dinner and some good conversation. Mat snuck a little kiss on my wife right before the picture was snapped. Canadians are sneaky and not to be trusted =)
We have a few more days in Pai, and then it is off to Lao to get Visa renewals. For those of you not on our facebook, it should be said that we officially have work. We will be teaching several evenings classes and Saturdays on Koh Samui! We're thankful and excited about starting this new chapter in our big adventure!
Missing everyone,
Nick and Ty
P.S. First person to book a flight to come and see us gets a free banana Roti and a Thai massage on us (no Marko, I didn't spell "Ty" wrong). Make it happen peeps.
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ReplyDeleteHey brudda...keep listening to Ty... or if in doubt, ask me...I'll tell you that riding a moped on a dirt cliffside is probably not the brightest idea... sounds fun though.
ReplyDeleteTy - watch out for those Canadians...
That's not like you D; you're usually the one encouraging Nick to do stupid things... (taking IDs from the lighthouse tourists, doing the ol' D & D in San Fran, asking people to take your picture with their cameras and "do you know where we parked our car?" "Why would I buy a fat..." etc. etc. etc). Besides, the danger of the Canadians has passed. It will all be okay until you and Maya come to visit.
ReplyDeleteLooooooooooooooooooooooooove Yooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Boop. Come to Ko Samui. Boop.
Ty and Nick
Dear Mr. Andersen,
ReplyDeleteI promised i would send you some spoken word while you were away, so here goes:
Purgatory
By Michayla DeFuria
I believe it is a white hole we should fear.
As the white blinds and sears our vision,
the vortex viciously pulls us in
but instead of din
and untapped chaos we'd face in a black hole
we face absence.
A sensory overload
of underload.
Absolute nothing.
It lacks in every sense
not even fragments
of smell, touch, taste, sight, sound
only surrounded by blank;
Not even blood can blemish.
A paper world without ink,
a mind without think,
a chain without links
the absence drives you to the brink!
Madness,
a maniacal laughter retaliation
without reverberation, and so,
does it even exist?
There's a little taste for you of what the spoken word club will be all about. Plus, now you can't put a Thai curse on me. I hope you have loads more fun in Thailand!
-Michayla DeFuria
Michaylay,
ReplyDeleteSorry it's been a minute but your poem is fire! I've read it a few times to try and get a sense of your rhythm - sounds good! Keep em comin! Can't wait to see what you guys do with this. I'll be back for your senior year to take it to the next level with your help!
Keep writing!