Scooter Time

Seeing how I received my baptism of fire learning how to drive a scooter on the streets of India, Thailand's roads seem idyllic in comparison. I was on a 125 and we were going to drive up to the hills to have a look at another Temple. I think the hardest part was getting out of Chaing Mai. I quickly learnt how to weave and dodge through the narrowest of gaps in the static traffic. Ones we got to the snaking roads of the hills you could really start enjoying yourself. It was just mile after mile of winding road and as you got higher the air got thinner and cooler and we were up in the clouds. I was actually a bit disappointed when we got to the temple ahead of time, it did have some great views looking down at the city though. Back on the bikes we went a little higher to a single road, out here you use your horn as a sort of echo system, beeping on every corner to see if anyone beeps back on the other side. The road then became a stoney track that really tested the scooters offroading capabilities (I wont mention this to the rental shop) but It was worth it because we came to a waterfall, you can never have to many waterfalls!. I tried to climb it but just ended up pretty wet.

We got great ride cruising down as there were barely any vehicles, the city was packed though, I think it must have been rush hour and by the time I got back to the hostel I just crashed out. Scootering is exausting