More Rockets and a Temple

I didn't have anything planned on the the 13th so moved to a hotel closer to where the rocket festival that was taking place on the 17th at Kut Wa. I couldn't find any hotels that I could book online so just went to a hotel and got a room for 5 days.

I stopped for coffee while on the way to the new hotel and checked facebook. A post for a festival taking place on the same day popped up on my feed so I rode on to the hotel, checked in, dumped my bags and then turned around and back tracked for about an hour to the festival at Ban Nong Muang Klang (บ้านหนองเมืองกลาง).

This was a large festival and they seemed to just keep the two launch platforms moving along with little delay between rockets. I was really happy I attended this festival and not sure why it wasn't listed on the Yasothon Rocket Festival schedule.



I had a listing for a festival on the 14th but was unable to find it. I was in the area where I think it was supposed to be and even saw a rocket but couldn't find where it was launched from.

On the way to the area I got caught in a down pour and stopped to put my recently repaired phone under the seat but sadly it had already gotten too wet. Not a good day, no rockets and I had once again broken my phone.

On the 15th I rode to the town of Mukdahan (มุกดาหาร) to buy a new phone and visit a Temple I had pinned on Google maps. I posted a Mukdahan Face back in 2014 when I was on a trip in Thailand.

I had marked Wat Roi Phra Phutthabat Phu Manorom (วัดรอยพระพุทธบาทภูมโนรมย์) on Google some time ago but am finnaly getting around to visiting.It is set up on a hill overlooking the town of Mukdahan, the Mekong River and the country of Loas on the other side of the river.

I didn't spend a lot of time at the temple before heading into town to search for a new phone.

I found and bought a new phone, got most of my apps setup and then went to my 2 Thailand banks to get those apps working. I am glad I don't have to go into my US or Dutch banks each time I get a new phone and just have to hope I never break a phone when out of Thailand or will not be able to pay any of my Thailand bills until I return. Getting the apps working in the bank was painless this time which made me happy. Last time I got a new phone I spent over 30 minutes trying to get the app to recognize my face but worked on the 2nd attempt this time.

My bank account may be a bit smaller but was happy to have a working phone again so a successful day.

Next post will be on the spinning rockets of Kut Wa.