After a day filled mainly with rest, planning, and contemplation of the next day’s mission, my alarm went off at the unearthly hour of 3 a.m. Chamreun had ordered an early breakfast from the hotel, explaining that we planned a day over to Chiang Rai and the Laos border. Once ready, I met the rest of the team downstairs, and we ate in expectant silence.
Once finished we headed off in the SUV to rendezvous with the second team by Pimanthip golf course. Traffic was very light at this early, still dark hour, and we pulled off Suthep Road with the first tinges of pink just starting to colour the horizon. We drove past the house and then the SUVs split up, one heading for a road close to the secluded rear of the house, and our vehicle driving up a small track about 200 yards past the house with
