TIM TAWNEY, UK, THE CHINDWIN, OCT 2015
Dear Mr Strachan,
My wife and I just returned this morning from our fourth Pandaw trip, this time on the Kalay on the Chindwin.
I can recommend this ship highly - and its crew. When saying farewell, I got our guide to translate for me, to tell them that in English we say "small is beautiful", and so was the Kalay. We were particularly impressed by the Purser, U Win Myo, who was a gem; also one particular crew member who was the exact double of the comedian Michael Macintyre, even to the hairstyle and cheeky grin, albeit a trifle more suntanned. All crew were splendid. They paid me the compliment of calling me "Aba" or "Babar".
My wife wondered whether you, or your wife, might be considering producing a Pandaw Cookbook?
Regards,
Tim Tawney
Response from Pandaw
Dear Tim
Many thanks for writing to me about your recent river expedition. I am so glad it went well for you.
I have passed on your good wishes to purser, guide and crew who will much appreciate your praise.
Otherwise, many thanks for coming with us and I hope we will see you again on a Pandaw one day.
Good idea for a cook book!
Please do consider supporting The Pandaw Charity, which is registered in the UK. We are now running 12 clinics with a total of 5,000 treatments a month. We are currently raising funds for a new X ray machine for our central clinic at Pagan. You can donate online at: www.pandawcharity.com.
Unless you have any objections I will post your letter on our Feedback pages so potential travellers can learn from your experiences.
Many thanks for coming with us and I hope we will see you again on a Pandaw one day.
With all regards,
Paul Strachan
