Chiang Mai, Thailand
At 7.30am I went to Claire's room and she told me Archie was not at all well. He had been restless most of the night and had a sore throat and temperature and was still asleep. She said she would stay in for the day and I should go on the trip to Doi Inthanon National Park that we had booked a few days before.
I got picked up at 8.15 in a really old van which looked like it was ready for the scrap heap and sat next to a very nice German couple. The guide was a y...