Carey’d Away…

A few shots of Matthew enjoying his favorite sport. 
 

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The next morning we enjoyed the view of one more Wat Thaton monument, Bodhisattva Kuan Yim right across the river from our hotel.

We also noticed that we could see the White Buddha we visited yesterday from the side of our hotel.

After breakfast we headed out again along the winding mountain top road north through Mae Salong,

and found cornfields on mountain sides.

The views […]

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After our drive up to Wat Thaton we still had a bit of daylight left and decided to take a longtail boat trip on the Maekok River.
These photos are all taken with our little point & shoot camera.  No way I was taking my good camera on that boat! 
Matthew happily trailed his hand in the cold […]

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We need visas to live in Thailand as expatriates and the ones we have require that we leave the country every 90 days.  This time we decided to drive north to the Burmese border, walk across, spend the required 30 minutes in Burma and walk back across to Thailand.  Rather that do it that directly, […]

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At 2,565 meters above sea level, Doi Inthanon is the tallest mountain in Thailand and has cold weather and high humidity throughout the year. The entire mountain and the forests surrounding it, with an approximate area of 482 square kilometers, are designated a National Park.

The boys squint into the bright sunlight in front of the […]

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On the main road to the summit of Doi Inthanon stand the two Napamaytanidol Chedi.  These temples were built to honor the 60th birthday of the King and Queen in 1987 and 1992 respectively.
After  paying 20 baht each to enter and walking up another hill, we are treated to this beautiful view from the circle drive between […]

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On the drive back down, we decided to stop at one of the many waterfalls on Doi Inthanon.  The sun was setting, but we had just enough light left for a few last photos. 
of the waterfall
 

of the sweet boys
 

and of course a bit of silliness!

After a fun day out, we headed back home […]

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