Northern Thailand
My day started off great. I had a leisurely morning then went bike hunting. I ended up renting a semi automatic from a Newfie who has lived here 16 years.
My first stop was at a Long Neck Karen Village. It is made up of a few different shacks, supposedly real but it's definitely set up for tourists-
They wear traditional clothing-
The rings don’t actually stretch the neck. They push down on the collar bones and that creates a longer neck.
They keep busy carving-
and making fabric-
They have a few rubber trees collecting latex-
I visited a tea plantation-
Then the shit hit the fan. I wasn’t going fast but was approaching a 90 degree turn. There was gravel on the road and when I braked, the bike skidded and I fell. My right knee is scraped as is my right elbow. There were people around and a couple stayed with me, gave me water and called an ambulance. I felt fine except my right arm was killing me. They took me to the Santikiri Health Centre then said I had to go to the hospital in Mae Chan. Halfway we switched ambulances and I ended up in Bangkok Hospital in Chiang Rai which is private. I had numerous x-rays, a CT and ECG for pre-op. The have determined my right arm is broken above the bicep in numerous places. I need surgery with plate(s) and screws so I contacted insurance and they just confirmed they will guarantee payment so once the business department gets that email, I will leave the emergency room and move into ICU. It’s their policy that if someone is alone, they must stay in ICU. They have said I will be in the hospital 4 days so once again my slow boat down the Mekong has been delayed-
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