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A hot 'n smoky inspection trip around the top end, primarily to get some photos of the conditions.

Friday 5th March – Sunday 7th March 2010

The Kok River at Tha Ton
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looking upstream

and downstream
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a good place to go for Songkran maybe
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Route 1234 KIu Sataa - Doi Mae Salong
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R1234 Doi Mae Salong - Akha Sam Yaek
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and the fires are burning out of control
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its tinder dry & look at that carpet of dry leaves just waiting to go up in flames!

A little further on almost "green"
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A smoked sunset
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Route 3051 Akha Sam Yaek - Thoed Thai
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In Thoed Thai it was the annual Thoed Thai Women's group meeting. Rim Taan John's wife is the leader of the group & John is naturally an adviser
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Sneaky couple that John & his wife are, they tricked the GT Rider into giving an address. :roll: :roll:

Back on the road onto Chiang Saen
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R1016 is being widened into 4-lane

All the old trees are going & the roadside drain is being filled in.
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The Mekong at Chiang Saen
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upstream towards the Golden Triangle

Downstream & the cargo port
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Chiang Saen - Chiang Khong
The Kok River bridge where the rivers runs into the Mekong
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The river
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what there is of it

Wat Mae Ngoen is a beautiful temple & all decked out for a festival the next day
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R4007 The Mekong River Road
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there is 5 kms of easy road works by Rai Saeng Arun Resort

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The Rai Saeng Arun resort seminar room
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hard to believe this was under water in the flood last time
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The river downstream
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Route 1190 Chiang Saen - Chiang Khong
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Was hazy, hot & horrible on way home from ChiangKhong on Sunday David. At one stage, there was ash falling like snow flakes all over us. Wont stop us being there next Sunday though!
 

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David Learmonth wrote: Was hazy, hot & horrible on way home from ChiangKhong on Sunday David.
I agree with you there alright. By the I stopped several times to take photos by the Mekong with my kit on I was well & truly toasted & by the time I get home exhausted.
Good to see you guys at the Easy Bar & Restaurant in Chiang Khong having your regular Sunday "brunch."