“Pink bows and gold stars tied around/hanging from light poles/trees along the streets to the west of the hardware store and Ken’s Market, hung there by Logan and Piper … to mark the route regularly walked by their uncle as he fought to beat the cancer that ultimately claimed his life earlier this week.”

Here are a few photos of their beautiful memorial:

We really missed going last year. The village was closed due to forest fires in the vicinity. This was Elsie’s first trip, and she clearly loved being there. It was very fun for her to have Frances and Stella to play with. I managed to get a short video clip of the 3 girls hamming it up, so I’ll make a valid attempt to post that in the coming days. In the meantime, I am putting an album of photos on my photo gallery page. Be sure to check it out.

Please help Stella raise money for people who need safe drinking water. Check her YouTube video, then go to her fundraising page and make a donation. Thanks!

The rickshaws are pulled by an industrious group of men who are incredibly strong and fearless. The car and bus traffic here is very thick, and the rickshaws are right in the mix on the same roads, so the drivers have to be very good at not getting themselves, and their fares, run over. We managed to see quite a bit of the city without any incidents.

The rickshaws are all decorated up marvelously. Many are adorned with horns and streamers. Nearly all of them are elaborately painted. Two adults can squeeze in without too much difficulty, although at times one sees larger groups riding, usually a family of wife, husband and several small children. At that capacity, the driver is pulling several hundred pounds of cargo.

We had a great time on our rickshaw expedition in Dhaka!