In August, 2006, S/V Toketie set out from Victoria, British Columbia and sailed South to Mexico, on to French Polynesia, Niue and Tonga following the well beaten path known as the 'coconut run' to New Zealand. In 2009 we sailed N to Fiji then on to New Caledonia en route to Australia! Toketie is now back home in British Columbia after a long passage via the N Pacific Ocean.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Sangkran!
In the Buddhist calendar, we are beginning the year of the rabbit...2555! On April 14, as we were driving back to Thailand from Cambodia, the festivals were beginning. Also known as the 'water festival', Sangkran is one of the biggest celebrations in Thailand. The throwing of water on each other signifies cleansing for the new year. In Bangkok, areas of the city were packed with soaking wet people as the celebrations took place. They can last from 3 days up to a week and everyone has a lot of fun.
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