The two motorcycle mamas
Friday, August 11, 2006 at 03:12AM Well we rented a little scooter for the last two days. Had a lot of fun scooting around the countryside. Checking out small villages just south of here and getting off the beaten track. We went to a wonderful temple on top of a hill...so quiet and peaceful with nature completely surrounding it and tonnes of fish ponds. Reminded me a little of a temple we saw in Bali several years ago...
We discovered an amazing restuarant on our way...it was right on the beach and it is called Let's Sea. Not the most original name that is for sure, but the food was great, the scenery breathtaking and the design of the restaurant was amazing. ok..this is going to sound strange, but it had the most beautiful bathroom I had ever seen. You walk in the door and the first thing you hear is the sound of falling water. Part of the bathroom is covered by a roof and part is open to the air, there is a gorgeous fountain by the entryway that flows into a pond. The pond floats around the outside of the room. When you open the door to the stalls (this is where it gets really cool) there is no roof and the pond flows past the toilets. So it is like you are sitting outside by a lake. I am sure I have not done a good job of describing it...but it was gorgeous.
Then there was the view from our table. The tide was out so the beac stretched for miles. Gorgeous white sand, blue sky with a few clouds thrown in, a few people walking on the beach, a couple of men riding by on horseback and some fishing boats off in the distance. Deb and I each enjoyed our beer and lunch there so much we went back the very next day.
Riding a bike in Thailand is an adventure...especially when the helmets are made of plastic, are about 4 times to big and when you are driving down the highway get pulled back almost completely off your head and begin to choke you. Then you have cars weaving in and out of traffic, bikes passing you, etc. But that said, we lived to tell about it.
We returned the bike this morning, a few hours before it was due because the front tire needed air. We returned it with a 1/2 tank of gas (when we got the bike, it was on empty) and the guy wanted us to pay for the tire. I just laughed and told him if that is what he wanted, he could pay for the gas. I think he saw the logic in that and we called it even.
Tomorrow we head back to Bangkok and then on the 16th to Myanmar. We have coaxed mom into joining us in Thailand...so she will arrive on the 5th and will stay for 3 weeks. Yahoo!
Reader Comments (1)
hey sweet women.
i am here with views of the mainland Vancouver from Quadra Island. Hopefully the orcas will be out waiting for us to visit them tomorrow or the next day. Not quite as exotic as Thailand for certain, but lovely none the less.
It is great to hear that your mom is heading out for another adventure with you and Deb.
I had a few extra minutes on this computer, so I thought to visit your blog - glad I did.
Thinking of you with big smile and warm heart.
all my love
Safe and happy travels,
cori