We stopped many times to ask directions.· Many did not speak Thai, or only broken Thai, because they were hill tribe people.· All were friendly and helpful.· The two women above said they had heard of the babies but never seen them.· This woman is very friendly and pointing in the wrong direction.· We could only laugh and keep trying, but by now our chances seemed low of finding the twins, and especially before sunset, and with my flight back to America the next day, spending the night in the jungle was not an option.
There were water buffaloes and pigs along the way.
I used a “Trackstick” device to trace our route.· The Trackstick also exports straight to Google Earth and will automatically marry photos to the location they were made.· (I did not marry the photos for this dispatch, but it does work.)
There were almost no road signs out there and many opportunities to take the wrong way.· If you don’t speak Thai or a hill tribe language, it’s probably not a good idea to try this without local help.· Also, if you try this, come loaded with a full tank of gas and plenty of food and water.· There are no stores or gas stations.·· (Though I never have problems getting food from villagers anywhere in the world.· Just pat stomach, bring hand to mouth, and you’ll be having dinner.)
Smiles and millions of flowers were the hallmark of the trip so far.
Finally, we found what we thought was the right Karen hill tribe village.· We are about 38 miles (as the rocket flies) from the paved road we drove in on.· The driving route was much farther.
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