On the lychee & coffee trail.....to the Mae Taeng River
A quick afternoon excursion to clear the cobwebs & take a peak at the roads + enjoy some more of the good life - fresh air & country roads.
Its straight up 107 with a quick stop at the new Mont Raming plaza centre.
The luxurious looking coffee shop
& one of two actually.
The highlight of the place is the kids swimming pool
a brilliant place for the locals & I have no doubt this Mont Raming centre is providing a great community service in Mae Taeng.
3 cheers for the owner - the son of Raming Tea at Chiang Dao.
Mont Raming is on R107, left hand side, 1 kms south of the R105 Pai turn off / 29 kms north of Chiang Mai.
Turn left onto R105 & 8 kms down the road in Sop Poeng village is a turn to the right to the Sop Kai.
The route # 3052.
Sop Kai is a small village on the Mae Taeng river & the starting point for rafting trips on the Mae Taeng.
The road into Sop Kai is now all asphalt - cement, but a lot of it single lane cement & very very step & winding in quite a few places.
21 kms & it is a beauty of a road, but again you need to watch out for the narrow single lane & oncoming cars on the many blind corners, especially at the Sop Kai end.
A few road snaps.
Check out the tree in the background
the big split in the trunk - I wonder what caused that.
Something strong alright. Ouch.
The narrow road
watch out for other vehicles coming round the corner.
The Sop Poeng - Sop Kai road runs through beautiful lychee orchards
Halfway in a funky little house with a stunning vista
more to come...
A quick afternoon excursion to clear the cobwebs & take a peak at the roads + enjoy some more of the good life - fresh air & country roads.
Its straight up 107 with a quick stop at the new Mont Raming plaza centre.
The luxurious looking coffee shop
& one of two actually.
The highlight of the place is the kids swimming pool
a brilliant place for the locals & I have no doubt this Mont Raming centre is providing a great community service in Mae Taeng.
3 cheers for the owner - the son of Raming Tea at Chiang Dao.
Mont Raming is on R107, left hand side, 1 kms south of the R105 Pai turn off / 29 kms north of Chiang Mai.
Turn left onto R105 & 8 kms down the road in Sop Poeng village is a turn to the right to the Sop Kai.
The route # 3052.
Sop Kai is a small village on the Mae Taeng river & the starting point for rafting trips on the Mae Taeng.
The road into Sop Kai is now all asphalt - cement, but a lot of it single lane cement & very very step & winding in quite a few places.
21 kms & it is a beauty of a road, but again you need to watch out for the narrow single lane & oncoming cars on the many blind corners, especially at the Sop Kai end.
A few road snaps.
Check out the tree in the background
the big split in the trunk - I wonder what caused that.
Something strong alright. Ouch.
The narrow road
watch out for other vehicles coming round the corner.
The Sop Poeng - Sop Kai road runs through beautiful lychee orchards
Halfway in a funky little house with a stunning vista
more to come...