Happy Birthday Colin!

Colin spent birthday number _ _ with us in Siem Reap. On his big day we took a tour of a silk farm and caught the sunset, even though it was cloudy, up at the temples.

At the silk farm we saw the process of making from start to finish. We got our own personal tour and saw it all: what the silkworms eat, the silkworms (plus a bonus of the largest earthworm I have ever seen), to the natural dyes they use, to the very complicated looms. It was a cool experience, and it is so nice to know that there are people that are learning a marketable skill and earning a fair wage.











Ellen, Lizzie, Cris and Colin all had their first experience riding elephants at the sunset temple. I opted to walk - since I didn't want to pay the fee to ride, and a lot has changed since the last time I was at the temples six years ago. For those who have been following along on my blog...this temple used to have a hike straight up the side of the mountain - like the hike I did in Preah Vihear, but like I said - things have changed! They had a winding trail that led to the top! I was very happy about this, and I even beat the elephants up!