Chiangmi Homestay Day 1

We’ve settled into our homestay cabin (Ban Chunsongsang Homestay - Garden Hut) and are about to take a bicycle ride around the nearest village. We’re going to stop at the pond to check out the fishing. Should be interesting. You can rent a “simple fishing pole” with a single hook, then buy bait by the kg. I assume that the bait is some type of worm, although I have no idea. I see that to the south of us there is a “fishing competition” offering “big prizes” on weekends. Sounds like my kind of village... ha ha. I tried to do a quick video of the wood work shop this am at breakfast since the woodworker had his radio tuned to the Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” I wasn’t fast enough because as soon as that song came on he shut off his transistor radio. I guess some things are universal! 😀 Fishin’ was a bust. Check out the no fishing sign. Who knew they had to divert all the pond water to the nearby rice fields? This is planting season. Our first bike trip was fascinating. We both thought of one of our new friends, Fred, from our last OAT trip. He was always asking our guides if he could rent a bike everywhere we went. It was always too busy. This is a perfect place to cycle, buddy.... A quiet paved road... Lots of variation in the houses. Some small shacks, some very nice homes. A few shops along the road. Yang Thong Temple is quite spectacular. We rode 3.3 kms each way to go to a local market in the pm. The highlight for Kim was stopping this grandpa & grandson (neither spoke English) to take their photo. Very cute!Read more