Tuesday, December 12, 2023

We slept well at the Park Villa Chaiyaphume. Unfortunately, Pia's stomach problems seem to be returning.
We skip breakfast at the hotel, it consists of weak bread with jam. There is also a coffee machine from which espresso can be made, among other things, but it does not taste good either, much too weak.

We have picked out two things we want to look at.
First the Tat Ton Waterfall where we arrive quickly. We walk a bit on a path through the jungle, 400 to 500 meters and arrive at the waterfall, which is indeed beautiful. We think it is very busy on weekends. And then we walk the same path back to the parking lot.
We then drive, mainly uphill, to Mor Hin Khao, a collection of large rocks, some eroded into special shapes. Beautiful and impressive to look at, and well maintained. But we don't understand how those rocks can become so eroded. Later, as we develop this story, we read that there is much more to see, and unfortunately we missed it.
A little further on there are a few restaurants and there we eat something, including the leftovers from last night.
It is still early, and we drive further to Pha Hua Nak, beautiful views from the mountain with the valley very deep , the slope is quite steep. Here too, a walking path has been set out in honor of the Thai king, but the path is not very impressive.
On the way back we see signs for the Lampathao Dam, and we decide to go there. Our navigation takes us in a different direction than the signs indicate and we end up at a dead end and our navigation is very confused. Then we drive back to the signs and if we follow them we arrive at a parking lot along a reservoir where there are some restaurants along the water. We sit there and have a drink. The shores of the lake are a nice place to sit.

On the way back we want to take food with us, and we end up stopping at a Big C where we do some shopping and also take something to eat. Unfortunately, that doesn't taste very good.
Pia's stomach is not doing well, and Tom also has stomach problems.

Written on: 2023-12-15

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