VICTOR 2005 - 2006
In
November, we went to
Hua Hin, in
Thailand. Even though
by then it is supposed to be nice weather, we were unlucky. It was raining
almost every day, there were thunderstorms and sometimes, the house was
shaking. In the picture, you can see us swimming under a very dark sky, I am
the left one of those tiny spots. Ten minutes after that, we had to run
for our lives as rain was pouring down and we did not even have time to
change, so we just drove home all the way in our swimming gear.
Teb
was so busy running away, that he found out when we came home, that he left
his pants on the beach, where they probably still are. In the meantime, in
Dhaka at home the
weather was sunny without a cloud. Nevertheless, we had a good time,
with swimming and ice cream at
least once a day.
In March 2006, we went on a trip
to the
Sundarbans. We, that is my mother,
Elodie
and I.
Vincent did not want to come, as he thought it was boring - once
was OK (he had been there last year on a scouting trip with me) but twice was too much in a man's life.
Honestly, for me it was already the third time! And Anna
was not allowed, since my mother actually wanted to be bored for once, and
Anna cannot swim yet. This was another scouting trip, so I could work on my
merits. I am great at recognizing birds and their sounds. My mother cannot
even recognize a parrot from an eagle, but well, she is a woman, what can I
say. We saw and hear lots of
birds, deer, reptiles, dolphins and wild boar. From the tiger, we
unfortunately only saw traces (see picture, these are paws of a tiger cub). From the crocodile we did not see anything at
all.The Sundarbans are full of water and mud. The mud was great to play in. We were sliding in it and covering ourselves. Our shoes and bodies needed an extensive bath each day. Also, we jumped off the boat for swimming. Of course, Elodie behaved like a sissy and it took her more than one and a half day to make her first jump. I, on the other hand, was the first one to jump and the last one as well after the adults had already announced "last jump" several times.
