2wheels
Community Manager
Well, the trusty Africa Twin has gone to another owner and I've down-sized to a Honda CRF250L.
And I've said 'goodbye' to noisy, polluted, bustling Mueang Chiang Mai and relocated out amongst the rice fields near Doi Saket.
First thing was to have the home and occupants blessed.
Here's the road to home....
... and here are the ranges I see from my window.
The sunsets and sunrises are nice, but I don't see too many of the former.
And on a clear night I can see forever.
I have a poinsettia tree with a Sala under it which is my meditation site.
And, unlike in the apartment, I now have sunshine .... so I can grow things.
Have planted 24 fruit trees and now have a water lilly pond.
Call me a Pansey if you will, but I love these flowers!
I have some delightful visitors....
... and some not so welcome. (Killed by local road workers)
A stream flows past which has fish, frogs and tasty crabs.
Night-time rice harvesting is fun to watch...
... as is any symbiotic relationship.
I bought the 250L so I could have easy access to local and distant dirt and secondary tracks, yet still be able to tour (at my preferred pace).
It was the right choice.
There's a Tuesday street-market in Doi Saket, then other nearby street-markets on Wednesdays and Fridays.
A bag of onions 5 baht, tomatoes 5 baht and any amount of fresh local farm produce.
40 baht fresh fish.
Then a short ride to discover an OTOP (Our Tambon Our Product) factory that specialises in pickled mango and pickled garlic.
Aroi!
And another short ride to the 'Big Boobs Bar'....
... and the 99 baht Buffet.
Many of us have blasted along #118 and, like me, never called in to have a look at Doi Saket Temple.
It's worth a visit.
And there's some wise philosophy there too.
Then on to another village Temple.
Off to the local masseuse to get my damaged back repaired and to wait for the sun to set, then around to the twin lakes. (next thread).
And I've said 'goodbye' to noisy, polluted, bustling Mueang Chiang Mai and relocated out amongst the rice fields near Doi Saket.
First thing was to have the home and occupants blessed.
Here's the road to home....
... and here are the ranges I see from my window.
The sunsets and sunrises are nice, but I don't see too many of the former.
And on a clear night I can see forever.
I have a poinsettia tree with a Sala under it which is my meditation site.
And, unlike in the apartment, I now have sunshine .... so I can grow things.
Have planted 24 fruit trees and now have a water lilly pond.
Call me a Pansey if you will, but I love these flowers!
I have some delightful visitors....
... and some not so welcome. (Killed by local road workers)
A stream flows past which has fish, frogs and tasty crabs.
Night-time rice harvesting is fun to watch...
... as is any symbiotic relationship.
I bought the 250L so I could have easy access to local and distant dirt and secondary tracks, yet still be able to tour (at my preferred pace).
It was the right choice.
There's a Tuesday street-market in Doi Saket, then other nearby street-markets on Wednesdays and Fridays.
A bag of onions 5 baht, tomatoes 5 baht and any amount of fresh local farm produce.
40 baht fresh fish.
Then a short ride to discover an OTOP (Our Tambon Our Product) factory that specialises in pickled mango and pickled garlic.
Aroi!
And another short ride to the 'Big Boobs Bar'....
... and the 99 baht Buffet.
Many of us have blasted along #118 and, like me, never called in to have a look at Doi Saket Temple.
It's worth a visit.
And there's some wise philosophy there too.
Then on to another village Temple.
Off to the local masseuse to get my damaged back repaired and to wait for the sun to set, then around to the twin lakes. (next thread).
