gearing up for the high season

Local teen football at the school down the street from my house. The finals are sunday
Took a trip to Lao PO Daeng yesterday to find out when they have their boat races. Also visited a temple along the way. A second stop yesterday was at Tao Ngoi where I watched the artisans at work designing floats and barges Many local townships are gearing up for the high season

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Might come in handy for the next major flood

Mekong spilled over in five Northeast provinces

Sakon weather forecasts aren't in unison
Nothing serious locally from above
Runoff  may become a problem

There's nothing drastic in the coming days. That system in the northeast is still far away. Direction may change.  Wait ans see.

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Picture:: Pee Pee Island Thailand, 1991

Finding places is getting easier

I've found google maps quite helpful and getting better.  Here I've made a three page sample of how to find hotels. You can of course alter the search parameters to your own needs, enter a different location. Instead of hotels try searching for banks, dentists, restaurants, pretty much anything

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Most of the Sakon Province rain has been in northerly districts

Most of the flooding within Sakon Nakhon province is related to the songkhram river.  The river forms the provincial border with Udon, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, and Nakhon Phanom provinces. Songkhram River is a tributary of the Mekong River. It originates in the hills between Nong Han District, Udon Thani Province and Sawang Daen Din District, Sakon Nakhon Province. It flows through Seka District (Nong Khai Province), Wanon Niwat (Sakon Nakhon Province), and Si Songkhram District and empties into the Mekong River in tambon Chai Buri, Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom Province. It is 420 kilometres (260 mi) wikipedia

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Preparing for Thailand U19 2018/2019 season

Attended a recent practice of the Sakon U19 FC. U19 championship games are also known as the Coke Cup. Season schedule has not yet been announced.  Team applications are being taken until September 10 180901 U19 practice 34 according to wikipedia Thailand U19 winner in 1983 was Sakon Nakhon applications are being taken until September 10

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Funeral services of Dr Warwick Selvey

Unfortunately I had only a four hour notice, not enough time to rearrange my schedule and take that one hour drive

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