14 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUSTOver the following weeks, Craig, Murray and Ron became increasing friendly. Either Ron or Murray would arrange to meet up and then one of them would collect Craig for a drink after work and return him home later, or they would meet him in Nong’s shop, sometimes completely by surprise. However, Ron soon became bored with going to the same places and wanted to start exploring the villages nearby. Craig had never done that, not having transport, but Murray had some local knowledge so every now and then they would go looking for somewhere different to have a beer. This was all right for a while, but Craig could not really afford the time to drink and go driving around. Going for a drink at Nong’s in the evening or Ben’s some Saturday’s was a way of getting out of

