The last few weeks have been busy with travel to Bangkok, driving to Phnom Penh and back, and attending a wedding. Each has been special, in its own way.
The beginning of November provided two weeks away from the ship. The clinic was closed from October 30-November 13. One week was the usual one week off, for the three weeks of work. The other was for the Water Festival and Independence Day, two big Khmer holidays.
We knew that Thailand had been suffering from tremendous flooding. We weren’t sure if we could make the trip. The news was full of video reports showing streets and business under water. The domestic airport was flooded and closed. Luckily, Suvarnabhumi International Airport was still open. We made it in and got to our hotel, and didn’t see any flood water. In fact, we didn’t see flood water during our entire visit. But, we did see the effects.
