Four seasons and a scooter

After feeling rough this morning, the day got much better. Annick and I hired a scooter each and (after getting briefly lost and having to replace a battery) we headed out of Chiang Mai and up the windy road to Don Suphet (?) where the air was cooler and we were no longer breathing in so many fumes. The temple is apparently the most sacred in all of Thailand because a white elephant once took a 'sacred idol' to that spot and died. It was a nice temple. The scaffolding and building work around everything slightly took away the mystical feel I was hoping for, still, they made some effort by painting it all gold to blend in.. The monks didn't look impressed.

After meeting back with Joe, who'd been learning the tricks of Thai cooking, we headed back out onto the open road! I let Annick drive ahead, with Joe clutching to the back of her scooter for dear life as she flew through all the traffic. We took another brief trip up the mountain road and then realised our petrol was nearing 'Empty' so pretty much rolled our way back down the hill to conserved the precious fuel.

The afternoon ended with a tasty 'four seasons pizza' and a banana milkshake. Good times!