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On the Road
Saturday I took an early bus to Nan, which is a Province in the Northeast of Thailand. On the bus I had the chance to chat with a Thai student. After visiting the different Wats of Nan I discovered a small festival which happened at the riverside, there I met an Italian who told me about his idea of going further north to do some trekking in the mountains. I liked the idea and decided to accompany him.
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Going North
Whilst I took the bus, which looked like it would fall apart very soon, north to Pua, Sergio followed me on his Scooter. To our disappointment we discovered, that there was nothing of interest in Pua, so we decided to go further Northeast to the National Park, which had a nice place to stay. So 2 guys with 2 big backpacks rode 1 small Scooter. After we asked for the way four times, we finally found the correct road. Soon it started to climb and although the Scooter had its problems, we arrived safe and sound. I'd like to say a few words on the view which was absolutely fantastic. Hills as far as you can see, a few of them are covered in rice fields, the rest arboreus.
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| The next 2 nights we spent there in the Bamboo Huts. On the first day we did some trekking on our own, but mostly we just relaxed and enjoyed the views.
Mountain Trekking
Next we did a 2days/1night guided Mountain Trekking. The path led us through the midst of the Jungle, through rice fields and through thicket for 4 1/2 hours, going up- and downhill all the time. The first day had very nice weather and we could see quite far. Overnight we spent next to a waterfall in a simple tent (built with bamboo sticks covered with plastic and banana leaves) without any 'modern' facilities. Just after we reached our sleeping
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quarters it started to rain heavily, which meant that the trails, which where very slippery to begin with, would get even more tricky. On our way back there was quite a bit of mist, clouds and rains, which gave the sourroundings a very poetic atmosphere. After 3 1/2 tough hours we were glad to get back to the Bamboo Huts where a very traditional lunch (sticky rice, with beef) awaited us.
Back to Civilisation in Record Time
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| Since I wanted to be in Sukhothai the very next day I quickly departed the Bamboo Huts, William, the owner, was kind enough to bring me back to the main road, where I hitched a ride to Pua (the next bigger town). From there I took the Bus first to Nan and afterwards on to Phitsanulok, where I arrived at 0.20 am, almost 9 hours later.
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