Mae Sot 3-2-15 New Tracks South Of Town Day 9

[Captain_Slash]

Total distance 111 km









That looks a bit slippery, the people there told me it was a dead end so I gave it a miss



To my surprise the gentleman in the field walked out and spoke very good English











Lots of these flowers seen again today

I wonder if the fire is by accident or design











That looked like an uncomfortable ride









An unexpected water crossing







Time to U-turn







Upon reaching the paved road the ice cream man comes along



Chicken masala and two portions of brown rice at Sara's Takeaway 150 Baht

 

[Captain_Slash]

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[bsacbob]

Look's like you're becoming a bit of a magnet for the ice cream sellers Colin.

 

[Lone Rider]

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Lots of these flowers seen again today

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I wonder if the fire is by accident or design

Around 1985 and later you saw lots of marigolds growing in the north as it was promoted by various companies like AMF in Chiangmai to produce quality flower seeds for export to other countries. Nowadays you don't see it often anymore but apparently it still seems to be common around the place you are riding at the moment.

The burning of sugarcane fields is almost always by design as it removes (burns) all the dead leaves, weeds, etc. as well as that snakes, scorpions and other insects in the fields are driven away making it easier and safer for the workers to manually harvest the cane. In addition it increases the productivity of the workers to a great extent.