Category: Journal
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Sad news from home
Read more: Sad news from homeOn Mother’s Day, I found out that my Grandma had died the previous day, after a short illness. Fortunately my Mom was able to get to Montreal before she died, and my Uncle and family (who live in Montreal) were there also. Throughout our trip, we have prepared monthly packages consolidating our posts and photos…
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Welcome to China!
Read more: Welcome to China!For our first morning in China, we returned to the noodle shop we visited the night before, to have another bowl of the best rice noodle dish we have had on our entire journey. It was especially yummy, and Becky took a picture of the noodle lady (although she did not smile). She remembered us…
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Cruising up the Mekong
Read more: Cruising up the MekongOur short night at Gin’s Guesthouse was restless. It was quite warm, and the wood floor was very squeaky in places. Every time Becky got up to go to the bathroom, Scott awoke thinking she had fallen because of the loud crack. We arrived at the dock at 4:30 am and met another western couple…
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Farewell to Thailand
Read more: Farewell to Thailand51 km, 3 hr, max temp 43 Is there any better way to spend your last evening in Thailand than having a great Thai massage, followed by a great Thai meal, all for under $25 CAD? Our ride back to Chiang Saen was uneventful, although we definitely were feeling the muscles we abused in the…
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Big climbs to the Royal Villa at Doi Tung
Read more: Big climbs to the Royal Villa at Doi Tung73 km, 6h 10 min, max temp 43 Our plan for the day was to leave most of our baggage at the Yeeson hotel, and do a loop ride up to Doi Tung – the “Flag Mountain” with its famous twin chedis. Apparently one of Buddha’s collarbones is interred in one of the chedis, so…
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Along the Myanmar Border
Read more: Along the Myanmar Border53 km, 2h 20 min, max temp 43 (hot!) Since we don’t catch the boat to China until Wednesday, we decided to check out the “golden triangle” (where Thailand, Burma, and Laos meet). The masochists in us are thinking of riding up to Doi Tung which according to our map lies at 1512 m and…
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Booking a boat to China
Read more: Booking a boat to China79 km, 4h 30 min, max temp 43 We rode to Chiang Saen through the warmest part of the day. As we rode, we really noticed the added pollution caused by burning in the fields and hills – fields are often burned in preparation of planting. There are some hills between Chiang Rai and Chiang…
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Hill tribes, a very white wat, and bugs
Read more: Hill tribes, a very white wat, and bugs38 km 2 h 15 min Since there were a couple of things we wanted to do in Chiang Rai, we decided to stay an extra night here. We visited the Hill Tribe Museum and rode out to the famous White Wat (Wat Rong Khun). We first visited the Hill Tribe Museum, which has an…