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Yesterday it rained and rained and rained. I stayed at the Sutra to  
work all day - plugged my laptop in at one of the restaurant tables  
(everything is outdoors) and spent the entire day plugged in. The  
morning kept spitting rain, just sprinkles, and then after lunch the  
sky got darker and darker and thunder rumbled and the skies opened  
up. It rained all afternoon and into the evening. The riders had  
planned on doing a night ride - to experience the trail in the dark -  
but nobody said anything about practicing in the rain! So that was  
cancelled :)

This morning was clear and beautiful - almost cool in the morning, a  
breeze off the ocean, very comfortable. I worked a little more after  
breakfast and then Fida and Mimi rounded up a van to take a few of us  
to a Batik store - where they do the painting and dyeing, and have a  
store full of dazzling colors of silk and cotton. The batik is made  
by painting the fabric with hot wax, which blocks the dye and colors  
any parts that aren't waxed. They'll do this over and over with  
different stages of waxing and dyeing and the result is a work of  
art! We had fun shopping, touching, trying things on. I ended up  
buying their entire rack of batik cotton scarves (bandana style) to  
use as ride awards next year. They thought I was crazy! but only 10  
ringets each (that's  a little over $3 US) - it's a good think there  
was only one rack:)

We got back for a late lunch, the others went off to the barn and I  
worked a little, then took a long walk on the beach. It's a gorgeous  
coastline - miles and miles of sandy beach along the South China Sea  
- little islands dotting the horizon. I didn't see very many people -  
it's not a crowded coast - just a few families, a few women sitting  
in the sand. Beautiful palms, mangrove type trees with long roots  
reaching out in every direction. Warm warm water. It was low tide so  
I could walk far out in the ocean, ankle and knee deep water.

Seiichi and Harumi Hasumi just walked in! (I'm sitting in the Rhu  
Tapai Lounge at the Sutra with Mercedes and Luiz, our friends are  
playing again - Eric Clapton's Layla). Yaguchi just picked them up at  
the airport. They looked great after a long flight. Are you tired? I  
asked. No! no! of course not! Seiichi assured me. He's an amazing man.

The Qatar horses arrived today. There are still 3 Dubai horses and  
riders scheduled to come in a couple days. Another shipment of horses  
from Argentina (Miguel Pavlovsky and Hugo Mendez horses) recently  
purchased by Malaysian riders.

that's about it for news! We'll see what tomorrow brings-

Steph

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