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January 1st 2009

Published: January 2nd 2009

Happy New Year to all of you and we hope you had a very Merry Christmas! We missed our families and friends, but managed to have a very nice holiday season on Koh Ra.

Things are busy as we are full with guests, so this entry is mostly pictures of our holiday season.

We are doing well, but miss each of you and wish you the best in the new year!

Love, Jarod and Heather

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Jarod and Heather Raithel

sharkgazing shramanas

This is where we're at . . . "You will have to leave it all behind and go on later. Why not make it meaningful and leave it all right now?" ~Milarepa, Tibetan yogi poet "A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widenin... full info

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Muang greeting guests at moken village

Baan Koh Ra

Muang and puppies

Baan Koh Ra

Moken clay oven for burning mangrove wood to make charcoal

Baan Koh Ra

Muang and her new skirt

Koh Ra

P-Daeng - Muang's dad and our village guide

Baan Koh Ra

Burmese worked rolling out rubber

Koh Ra

Muang close-up

Baan Koh Ra

Christmas bounty ready to be wrapped

Koh Ra

Jarod playing Santa

Koh Ra

Wrapped gifts

Koh Ra

Guest making ornaments with kids

Koh Ra

Awe making Christmas Eve mashed potatoes

Koh Ra

Joom grilling squid Christmas Eve with George's new grill

Koh Ra

Bang dressed as Santa Lek (small Santa)

Koh Ra

Christmas Eve grillin'

Koh Ra

Tony the Snake Dog

Koh Ra

Christmas Eve cooks

Koh Ra

We wish you a Merry Christmas

Koh Ra

P-Bao with cicada

Koh Ra

Singing Christmas carols

Koh Ra

Presents under the tree

Koh Ra

5th January 2009

Marilea
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Merry Christmas
Well all of you look well and enjoying your gifts! Glad your packages got there in time. We sure missed you here at home and anxiously await your return. Stay safe and well. We love you. Mom

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