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Lisa and I were in Thailand from July 14th to about the 25th. This picture was taken while on a 2 day 'trekking tour' near Chiang Rai. Our guide told us later that we could've been eating dog meat that morning; really spicy and fatty dog meat if it's true.

The Japanese man with us in the picture is almost 60 years old. In fact, he told everyone within the first few minutes of meeting them that he's close to 60. We didn't believe him until he showed us his passport. At one point, while resting at a small shop near the end of our trip, he began asking about the remainder of our hike, its grade and duration. I assumed he had had enough. "A little up, then down, down - two hours," our guide told him.

He ended his inquiry with a short, thoughtful pause, and said, "okay, one bottle of beer."