Sunday, October 5, 2014

Sakon Nakhon Longboat Races

2014 Parade of Boats










Friday, October 3, 2014

T.i.T.

Links revealed between police and migrants on Koh Tao - The Nation



Otop Fair begins tonight

Boat races tomorrow morning

Surprisingly little action on the lake one day before the races.  Only two boats in the water







At the fairgrounds they were setting up for tonight's opening of the OTOP fair.  Did not see any OTOP products though






Had not seen any bumper cars at any local fairs in a number of years







T
his is a first at local fairs (Tiger) as far as I have seen.  Last year they were giving away free Leo,  I remember drinking draft beer out of large coke bottles for a week after the fair





Nightly concerts









My favorite place to sit and watch the world walk by




We haven't had a strong rainy season

Drought expected

Nam-Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is at 83% capacity, Lampao dam in Kalasin is at 61% capacity, Moon Bon dam in Nakhon Ratchasima is at 51% capacity, Huay Luang dam in Udon Thani is at 50% capacity and Lamtakhong...



August 2014 was the warmest August in recorded history (NOAA)

Daylight Savings Time changes

Of interest to those watching television from around the world on the net, most European countries will set their clocks back one hour, this coming Saturday, October 26.
The U.S., Canada and Mexico move their clocks back one hour the following Saturday, Nov 2.