Loy kratong – Khao Lak 2007

We just celebrated Loy Kratong festival. Is it traditionally a celebration of the end of Rainy Season. You make little floats out of Banana trees and leaves. Place a candle on top and a small coin. then you make a wish, and send it out to sea (or down a river).

Recently it has become more of a tradition to also launch these very cool hot air balloons. They are heated by hot air from a small candle and float off into the distance. A very scenic way to spend a night.









Here is part of the extended family.













Emily is very cute. She also knows how to punch really hard. Not so much fun as she is about crotch height.









Here we are on the pier getting our “balloons” (they are made out of thin cotton fabric) ready for launching









Here is “Team Wicked” launching our “balloon”. It was a perfect night and very still.










Here is the launching of the candles. Our pier is in a mangrove swamp so the water was smooth and perfect for a treat like this.








Here are the candles passion our Speedboat – “Shalaam One” on the way out to sea.

Not pictured – the tide turning, the candles coming back up stream and setting fire to the neighbors pier! Sorry, laughing too hard to take a picture!


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