14-Pai(part II)

On the last day of my first visit to Pai(5 days) I went to an all day trance dance party at the Mango Place then across the street to 'Good Life' which had an outdoor fire & drum circle...I met lots of cool folks who have lived here for awhile & kept in touch with one new Brazilian friend who encouraged me to come back for a longer visit so here I am again....my first 3 nights I stayed at the 'Family Place' near the river...huts were very small but nice elder & daughters(family!)..experienced a major flood which I wrote previously about in my email....I took my $2/day scooter & took bridge across the river to 'Misty View' which has nice hut's for only 100 bt/day..very peaceful & higher ground!....some interresting folks in other huts including a Japanese woman who has been traveling 8 months(& soon going back to Japan with Thai vegetable seeds to plant)..also Claire from France who I took sightseeing to the waterfalls & elephant camps...at an outdoor party one night I met local woman named Bee who told me she works as cook at a resort 6 days week/ about 9 hours days for monthy minimin wage salary of 6,000 baht a month which figures out to 30baht an hour(less $1).....weather is gray alot as rainy season is here...going to switch to renting a bike as I need the exercise!...here for at least another week but I'm thinking of doing a meditation retreat soon....peace...