It costs eight dollars to get her here the safer way, by truck and oxcart. She received a letter from her kids that week. I wondered how well the Burmese post worked between international boonies. I thought it must be delayed, unreliable, and well-tampered. It was silly of me to think they use the government post.
Every letter is a special delivery.
She said she liked the walk except for the thieves and sleeping without shelter. Sometimes I can see strange mountain people fishing in the river. James Denver is a strange mountain person. Asked what she meant she described exotic costumes and jewelry. It's too far inland to dare visit from the Thai side, and since it's in a Black Area, can't be visited from Burma side either.