day 2 of Mae Hong Song Loop trip.

in the end we were so worn out by the days travel that once i finished in the internet shop we returned to our room and had an early night.
i was up at around 8am this morning and after getting Boon up we left our guest house in search of breakfast before heading of to Mae Hong Song.
we selected a lovely looking place which appeared to be called Forestry 33rd.
Comments on this place...well first of all , don't go there if you are in a hurry to get anywhere, the service was extremely slow, and we were the only customers.
Also maybe an idea to spend time being very specific with your order. i ordered fried tofu with mushroom and chilli. i got fried tofu and veg but not a mushroom in sight, but that said i have to say that the food was delicious and portion wise, very good value.
we said goodbye to Pai at around 10am and headed out toward Mae Hong Song.
the roads were even more twisting than up to Pai and steeper, resulting in use of 2nd and 1st gear occassionally. made a few stops to rest the bike, catch the ever more stunning views and one food stop.
we nearly didnt get to the food stop when we came round a corner to be met by a line of traffic , stuck due to a truck load of long concrete posts having become dislodged on a hairpin, almost completely blocking the road.
luckily there was enough room for bikes to squeeze past and go under the posts that were bridging the hairpin.
shortly after passing that hazard we stopped at a motorbike workshop for a much needed oil change and then on a little further to a large rest stop with cafe stalls and a park where they have a stream and cave full of some amazing big blue fish.
after eating there and feeding the fish we finished the journey to Mae Hong Song getting here at around 4pm.
Mae Hong Song is also a beautiful place with a lake and lakeside Temple. we have a guesthouse room on the lakeside road next to the Temple, again very basic , but clean, tidy , own shower room and even tv in the room.
theres lots of food stalls round the lake so we'll probably spend time there this evening, im about to go find Boon now.
additional costs yesterday
snack food.... 40 baht.

todays expenses
coffee...20 ; breakfast ..130......bike oil change..220....lunch...240....coffee..90
guest house room.....300 ....snacks and drinks 110.
total 1110