February 25, 2004
Thatch rat headquarters
This is a shot of the thatched ceiling inside my room. Notice the peak of the mosquito netting in the lower right hand corner.
All the buildings in the complex had beautifully crafted thatched roofs. Some were enormous, at least seventy five feet in diameter in the dining hall and the meditation rooms. The larger roofs were supported by branched intrastructures -- see below. It's amazing to think that the art of thatching is still so alive. Imagine the thatchers weaving something like this eighty feet up in the air.
