Eventually Fabien became so sick that we had to return to Chang Mai to take him to the hospital. He had a pretty nasty infection in his throat, and the doctor ordered him to rest for at least three days.
We returned the Suzuki Caribbean and ended up staying in a very nice, new furnished apartment complex called Viangbua Mansion. It was a very posh place set in a very real Thai neighborhood in Chang Mai. I liked the classy digs much more. After having slept on rigid, hard mattresses, I enjoyed the break of sleeping on comfortable beds and working with a strong Wi-Fi signal. I spent the next few days working and getting caught up, while Fabien grumbled and was generally grouchy. Nothing too exciting during this time, but again I was very productive work-wise. I am now on the train from Chang Mai to Bangkok. I will be flying to New Delhi, India on March 4th. Although I am not particularly thrilled to go back to Bangkok, I booked a place on the backpacker path, so I expect to see more travelers of my ilk this time. Should be a pretty low key four days until I make it to Delhi.