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This week's chapters pen with Mike and the women moving into the house for the night and getting set up. In the morning, their new guide arrives, and they shortly set out for Muang Sing district on Road #17 through the mountains. Chanthra notices a large Wat as they arrive in Sing town. Their guide directs them to the house set aside for them. Chanthra has a gift for Mike.
At the market they purchase things to set up the house. They also learn that the area has many different minority peoples. Some of the traders at the market are directly from China.
In the morning the guide brings a monk and his commander to meet Mike. They set up a meeting for later that day. The commander is anxious to start attacking the drug-lords. Mike reminds him of the many problems to be solved before they can do that.
They set up a second meeting for five days later at a small village. Chanthra is interested in visiting all of the Wats in sing town.
Again a lot of research for these two chapters. The sing district turned out to be very interesting and had a long history of drug sales and movement.
Enjoy these two chapters. More next week.
Keep Well
uncle jim