Nice ride out in between the rain storms around 320 km's covered.
First job was to get off highway 1 which is a horrible stretch of road. nice riding through the villages and time to get a shot of the Chinese buddha at Wat Muen.
Choui Fong Tea Plantation gets bigger each time i pass.
We had intended to head for the border route at Mae Sai, but a huge storm ahead had us double back on the 1009, then onto the 1130 and take in the views.
The 1130 is a great road and hardly gets used, always guaranteed to bring a smile.
The ride down into the valley.
Abandoned market.
Yari was hungry so a quick dash in Mae Salong for lunch.
The 1089 leaving Mae Salong.
Grass cutting teams are always kept busy in the rainy season.
School bus, Thai style.
From here onto another seldom used road the 3037.
Time to regroup at the bridge over the Kok river.
Very swollen Kok river.
The 3037 is now in pretty good order with just a few spots of broken surface.
Three quarters of the way on the 3037, we turned into a huge storm approaching, so we decided to double back and get some shelter.
Still smiling, well almost.
30 minutes or so later the roads drying out and off we go.
Just had enough daylight left to grab some shots overlooking Mae Suai dam.
Soon onto the 118 as darkness fell and a sprint back home, another great days riding in Norther Thailand.
2 comments:
Great pictures, thanks for your post.
Great skies as always Bob, thanks!
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