Saturday 18 March - It must be Chiang Mai
Published Saturday, March 18, 2006 by Carolyne | E-mail this post
After an extraordinary farewell from ayutthaya in the company of (no longer strangers), we caught a mini disco van to the train station and entered our two berth sleeper in readiness for the night. the airconditioning was cool, the beds the softest we have yet come across, and after a short shower we were both ready to turn in for the night as it rocked it way through the northern Thai countryside.
despite the comfort of the beds, I didn't sleep much at all, just one of those things, however listening to the train wasn't at all unpleasant.
When we awoke, the blood red sun was rising, mountains and thick forest of trees and bamboo were emerging, and breakfast was delivered at a stop at ?Lampung railway station - a congee like rice porrige with pieces of pork or chicken. Fresh orange juice, the obligatory slice of pineapple, and strong nescafe 'red cup' coffee to wash it down.
There were few people in the carriage and it was quiet and pleasant all through the journey.we arrived in Chiang Mai right on time, and made our way directly to the bus station (well, OK, maybe not directly as in the shortest route between a and B direct) and booked tickets on the first available air conditioned bus to Chiang rai. It is a tough call, but as we both like spending more time in one place (the friends from Ayutthaya still make my heart jump), we decided to skip Chiang mai and head north this morning.
Commonwealth Games Triathlons to Aussies.
Emma Snowsill the women's and Brad Kahlefeldt in the men's.
A team effort in the men's event, Peter Robertson came in third, Simon Thompson finished 11th, Simon did a lot of work in the cycle leg, which enabled the aussies to run with fresher legs in the last run leg.
Hi Carolyne - hope you're well. Finding your accounts very interesting. We all must meet for coffee when you get back so we can hear all about it! Enjoy!
Take a picture of those sunrises and post it, must be very pretty!
That looks like the Alum Creek aid station at 6'!