Moped Mayhem....

Today was our moped hiring day and before we got them we walked to the morning market for coconut water and a watermelon for breakfast and maybe a sneaky sticky rice with sweet egg. On the way there Alvo was set upon by a local dog which was a little unsettling but the owner soon had it backing off, it reminded me of dogs on community in Alice. We walked and ate as there is nothing like burning the calories you are eating at the same time. We relaxed for a while at a great little alternative cafe as we were not meeting Zoe until after 10am, she is going to try our bike out to see if she wants to hire one, and I started reading a book about kombucha tea. I grabbed a bottle out of the fridge and the book was not wrong when it talked about it tasting like champagne crossed with apple cider...I love it and it is supposed to aid regular toilet habits.....it wasn't wrong there either, what a relief. The coconut water and watermelon were doing their job aswell so I felt soooo much better and will be drinking more of this during my time in Thailand. We hired our moped and met Zoe, she was having breakfast when I noticed a free guided meditation session happening in the next 15 minutes so Alvo took Zoe riding while I took up the opportunity to meditate and it was great, this place is so damn good for you I just want to move here. Anyway, Zoe decided to get her own bike and we set off to discover the Pam Bok waterfall which was very nice and stopped at a quiet rest stop on the way which serves you a refreshing rosella drink when you arrive followed by a plate of snacks including rosella jam, crispy banana chips, peanuts, fresh passionfruit, tamarind and delicious boiled baby potatoes with dipping salt oh and a huge hand of bananas. There is no cost, you simply pay what you think it is worth as a donation. They call it "The Land Split" because an earthquake in 2011 caused a big split in the farmers land and it cannot be farmed anymore, it is an interesting place to visit and the lady and her little daughter running it are so lovely. There was also an alcoholic rosella drink which was really tasty. One of the benefits of rosella is bowel launch lol, can't wait for that. We pushed off after snacking headed for the Pai Canyon. It is a nice place to see and take photos. Next on the list is the Memorial Bridge which has a bit of history attached to it and again is a good place for some photos. We headed back and stopped at the strawberry farm which feels like you are walking into Strawberry Shortcake's house and again more photo opportunities. We saw a motorbike accident on the way there and there was a bit of excitement with the police and ambulance in attendance but thankfully the bloodied victim seemed to be ok. Yep, people have accidents here when they are not careful on the road. The big Buddha and temple were next and although we did not find a way to get to the big Buddha the ride was nice and we found a sunset restaurant that we had dinner at and spoke to a lovely Thai lady who told me to see her next time I come to Thailand so I can stay in Pai and learn the Thai language from her as she used to teach in Bangkok, I will be in contact with her via email. There was a little cloud cover but the view was still special. After dinner we headed back to the walking street for another look and stopped in for a chai, it is nice to relax here and as we are heading off to find the big Buddha early in the morning wanted to get an early night. We will have a little adventure in the morning before leaving this interesting place to head back to Chiang Mai. Tanya xxx.