Chiang Mai

Arrived in Thailand yesturday morning at about 8.30am local time. We got to our hotel and decided that we backed ourselves enough to navigate the city by scooter. We hired one for the day for 200b ($10NZD approx) and we where on our way.

We set off to find the Silk factory East of the city, but about 10km out of town we got a flatty. I have to say the people in Thailand are about as nice as they come. We called into a shop and the young people manning the store made a call for us and then walked us down to the local repair place where we got it fixed. Being extremly greatful we tried to give them some money for their assistance but they wouldnt have it no matter how much I insisted.

We also got caught in a thunder storm on the ride home. We sheltered in a local shop where I watched as a lightining strike hit about 20-30m from us. It sounded more like an explosion.

Gota go, Teksi (Taxi) is here to pick us up for todays activities!