Farewell, Taaiboer — Back to Thailand

Philip closed 2010 with a flurry of feedback gatherings, a week away with his sending cell, and rest with family. His supporters held a farewell on 8 January 2011 in Pretoria East, and he flew back to Thailand around 15 January to begin work in Ranong and on Koh Phayam among the Moken. The 19 December covering email also notes, in passing, that it was Philip's birthday — a small but useful biographical anchor.