Day 9

We are sorry that the blog is behind what is actually happening but the Internet connection in our hotels is pretty poor and for some reason does not like blogs, Facebook is ok.
Anyway yesterday we incurred a 17 second penalty, but we are still in 5 th place, which is quite amazing, Julie is now a seasoned navigator, and getting quite stroppy if I don't drive fast enough ( how cool is that ?)
We were 4th but one of the other competitors took the time keeper out for an evening of culture at the ' Ladyboys are Us' bar and some how they are now 4th :)

Today is a rest day and we have been round the temples and markets. The temples are all set in there own ornamental gardens and have a fantastic feeling of  peace and quiet.
In the evening was a most incredible storm, luckily we were in a bar and managed to stay dry but all the lights went off which made the journey home fun.

Another reason the blog is a bit behind is that we have had two major disasters, more to come.
The hotels we are staying at have been fab, and the H&H team brilliant. Over the next few days we come to call on their expertise quite a lot ( I should be a suspense writer)
Looking forward to tomorrow where we drive from Chaing Mai up to the Golden Triangle.