Well sadly our time in our beloved Chiang Mai has come to an end 🙁

We packed up our belongings and are getting ready for the trip to Laos.  We will be excited to see something new, but after getting so settled in here it is difficult to think about moving on.

On a positive note we did get the massage issue sorted out!  After trying some different things it still felt to me like something was missing.  I guess after going to the same place for 3 summers in a row, it is hard to reshape old habits.  Well it turns out that all was not as it originally seemed with Sopa.  We were doing some walking around that part of the city and decided we would just go by and have a massage for old time sake – we walked in and were immediately greeted by Wan (Sopa’s right hand person when we were there before)!  It turns out that Sopa did sell the place, but has really worked out some sort of partnership with Wan as she was getting a little older and her hands were starting to bother her.  She now spends most of her time at her home in Lampang but still comes into the shop from time to time – unfortunately we did not see her, but it is good to know things have only changed a little.  Confusion resolved, we went back the next three days in a row to get back into our zen massage place.

We slip in a quick stop at Ginny Cafe to say goodbye to Ian and Tee.  They have been great help to us in discovering new things to do in Chiang Mai, helping us plan for Laos, and just great to visit.  Now hopefully their lives can get back to normal as I am sure that they are all topped up on Roberts time 😉