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Screen capture yesterday and today. Thundershowers are forecast till the weekend. Has to be some locally generated rains. Probably a lot like yesterday. No rain in my neighborhood, but a motorcyclist driving past Macro was soaked to the bone when he stopped by.

Junes gone by In Sakon Nakhon

June 2003
Drainage installation before road pavement on I.T.U.

June 2003
The year I began Teaching at
Sakon Nakhon Business Administration College

June 2006
Dinner at Collin's Restaurant

2007 Brian's Birthday at Tony's downtown Place

2011
The year I stopped teaching

2011

Family Farewell Party

Leaving for England

2011 Sad Farewell

Tuesday

Robinson / Tops open in ten days

2013 Sakon Nakhon Wax Castle Festival

Arrive a few days early, avoid the travel rush watch the makings of wax castles.

Almost every year during the past ten years, wrong dates have been publicized, with tourists arriving either too early or too late.

The festival is not on any fixed calendar date, rather it is based on the 'Lunar Calendar.'

Full Moon Days

2007	Mon, Oct 22	Tues, Oct 23	Wed, Oct 24	Thu, Oct 25	Fri, Oct 26
2008	Fri, Oct 10	Sat, Oct 11	Sun, Oct 12	Mon, Oct 13	Tues, Oct 14
2009	Wed, Sept 30	Thur, Oct 01	Fri, Oct 02	Sat, Oct 03	Sun, Oct 04
2010	Wed, Oct 20	Thur, Oct 21	Fri, Oct 22	Sat, Oct 23
2011	Sat, Oct 08	Sun, Oct 09	Mon, Oct 10	Tues, Oct 11	Wed, Oct 12
2012	Fri, Oct 26	Sat, Oct 27	Sun, Oct 28	Mon, Oct 29	Tues, Oct 30

Obviously there are some anomalies in the above schedule.

This year's October full moon is on October 18, 2013

Mon, Oct 14

Tue, Oct 15

Wed, Oct 16

Thu, Oct 17

Fri, Oct 18

Royal Long Boat races are generally held during the first two days.
The Wax Castle Parade is held on the second to the last day.
The last day, generally the full moon day, is celebrated at Buddhist temples.

Monday