The next
morning we checked out a huge James Bond style dam creating a huge lake, maybe as big as
Bangkok. It's actually the first lake I've seen in Thailand. After that we
made our way on dirt roads to some waterfalls about an hour away. Having the
dirt bikes was great. We were in some rural areas--with papaya and banana
farming.
We spent the afternoon in the falls. There were all these levels, and the water was
really clear. You could see the bottom at least six feet down. We went
back toward the city of Kanchanobori after that. I had a nice little spill going
through a mud puddle, but luckily we were by the edge and landed on dry ground. That
night we stayed at a prime resort called Pung Waan. It was a bit tough to find
it, but it was worth it. We had a little house that floated on the FAST moving Kwai
Noi river. It was surrounded by jagged mountains, a bit like Colorado but
smaller. The place had a pool that we enjoyed the next morning.
On the way home took a little detour into a farmers field and drove up to the edge of a mountain shaped like devils tower. Cruising through the tractor paths was a lot of fun--I could see myself getting one of those bikes. We got to the train station on time, and made are way back home. We got off at Salaya, just before Bangkok, however to see the sunset at a large park with a huge Buddha statue. We caught another sunset, and a monk ceremony. We caught a cab home, and did some major room cleaning.
