After Sean's fever broke he was left with a nasty heat rash that we feared was measles. Lucky enough it turned out it was just a heat rash and on the first day of good health we returned to the Monkey Forest. This time other people were around. One little monkey decided he would try to steal Sydneys backpack while it was sitting beside Tara who was feeding Sean. I ran over and attempted to persuade the little bastard he was not taking my daughters $5 pink carrier. I waved my arms frantically and yelled some gibberish which made the monkey turn and say ‘are you kidding me buddy’. He didn’t run off – in fact, he tried three times to carry the satchel away. Lucky little Sydney has turned into a human form of a Saint Bernard and carries my beer in her backpack (hey, she has to pull her load – okay, kidding, she only carries all of her gear). Anyways, I screamed shoo again from 6 feet away and hoped he wouldn’t kick my pansy civilized ass in front of the kids. All turned out well as the monkey found another tourist to bother and reached into his pocket for some goodies. Not sure if he got anything but he made me realize Sydneys potential for income earning in our family :)
While walking away from the monkeys shenanigans I dutifully watched Sydney running around pointing and laughing at the other monkeys. I was wearing my own backpack while walking down the path when I felt a tug on my back. Shit, I thought, the little bastard has come back to see if I’m so tough up close. Plans of action ran thru my head as I thought of ditching my pack and running for the road. ABANDON SHIP I thought, the kids can look after there own ungrateful ass…and hey…Tara can take care of herself…I had visions of Planet of the Apes when I spun around and faced my worst fear. The monkey tugging at my back was the monkey the kids call mom…yes…Tara was laughing her randy ass off at me and continued to laugh till she cried.
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OMG, that made me laugh so much! I can just picture you in the forest with your head swiveling back and forth...too funny! Sorry to hear that Sean was sick but glad to hear he's better now. What are your plans for Thailand?
Richie V, you never cease to amaze me...that's a funny story! I can just imagine you squaring off against a 1/2 dozen wild monkeys! Hello to all and I'd be capitalizing on those $4 massages daily! And the ice cream too! :)
Sounds like you are all having QUITE the adventure!
Tara, maybe Sean had Roseola - high fever for 3 - 7 days and then break out in rash. Sam and Katie both had it at 9 months coincidentally. (That was Sam's first Christmas).
I hope you are all doing well now.
Miss you all.
Great story! What would Tara do without Indiana Jones looking out for her? I'm glad Sean is feeling better. Hearing of your adventures has me excited for NZ! Four more sleeps...have fun!
hey rich, i didn't know that tara had some monkey in her. who would've thought. cheers.
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