Day 8 (29 April 2011) - Pai, Chiang Mai and Happy Birthday Mr KC Cheong,

First thing in the morning, we walked to the Trade and Commerce Bureau in Mae Hong Son to collect our certs.
Next up, lunch at Pai before proceeding to Chiang Mai.

Certifies that BOCHAPOLDMEN has completed the 1864 curves in the MHS loop!

Roadside stalls

old man walking up hill

admiring God's creation.

A demonstration on how to scrape your footpegs while cornering.

One demonstration too many, and now he's puking!

Pai airport.

We stopped for a quick lunch at pai

The foods not bad

They've got Black Canyon too.

Chiang Mai

"Do not let the dogs bite your private parts"

Miami Hotel in Chiang Mai. For 690 a night, you get a comfortable room with clean toilets. They also have the most comfortable quilt of 260 thread counts. Highly recommended by Bochapoldmen.

Communicating with our loved ones whenever we have Wifi connection

Happy Birthday Mr KC Cheong!

Mrs Cheong showing the angry look when we suggested that her hubby comes riding with us for the Laos/Cambodia leg.

BFF = Best Female Friends

Happy Colleagues meeting up in Chiang Mai..with the bochap bikers

Good lively music at Good View Bar and Restaurant, Chiang Mai.

Day 7 (28 April 2011) - The Highest Peak in Thailand, The Bochapoldmen Tree, The Legendary Mae Hong Son

Sorry guys for the delay in updating this blog. We had no internet connection for e past few days. 

Here goes! Day 7, we departed from Mae Sariang to Doi Inthanon (the highest mountain in thailand).

After Doi Inthanon we took a long slippery winding road to Khun Yuam and then to Mae Hong Son.

The road entering Mae Hong Son was fantastic! Lots of twist and turns, and best of all no pot holes.

If your arms arent long enough, this is how you scratch your back

74 Kms to Doi Inthanon!

All smiles. Good weather. Good riding roads

Fertilising a tree

Look how hard the farmers are working! Do not waste food.

K1200GT doing some offroading again

  

Spotted this strange looking plant on e way to MHS. Asked around, but no body knew the name of this tree.

 So from today onwards, this plant will be known as THE BOCHAPOLDMEN TREE.

Happy boy on the Highest spot in Thailand

When we returned from a cup of coffee we found our bikes being molested!

But its alright, they are nice people :)

Above all

I've lived a life that's full, I've travelled each and every highway. And more, much more than this, I did it My Way.

Sooo cuteeee

MHS here we come!

Ngamata Hotel in Mae Hong Son. A very comfortable hotel with ample bike parking lots. Nice clean beds, nice clean toilets and located right in the heart of MHS town. Highly recommended. For a 3 bedder room, 1200 baht a night.

Nice clean rooms

They've even folded our bath towels in to the shape of a prostrating girl begging for money.

Pink skies over a lake in MHS

Some Temple

A crazy old man

DAY 6 (27 April 2011) - Friendship Bridge, Mae Sot to Mae Sarieng

Our very late buffet dinner at Mae Sot for Baht 119 per person..eat till you drop.

Thats like SGD 5!

At the friendship bridge which was a disappointment

What is this strange looking thing doing here??

Be thankful you have a bed to sleep on

What an appropriate signage at the friendship bridge

Roadside vendors along the bridge.. guess what they are selling?

Porn and Myanmar made viagra

Thai policemen rounding up illegal immigrants

 Myanmar to Thailand -  the illegal path way to freedom

A sneak peek at the forbidden land

Rare sights of Myanmar

The Moei river which separates the two countries

Chlorophyll juice made by wiseoldman

We needed money, so Wiseoldman set up shop selling juice and bubble tea

177km to Mae Siaring!

The Majestic R1200GS

Myanmar refugee camp along river Moei

The long and lonely road

Look what you have done!!

Kids

K1200GT cruising along towards Mae Sariang

Thats Myanmar across River Moei.

Who says K1200GT cant go offroad?

K1300R just completed the offroad section and looking none the worse

GS TERRITORY!

Another Myanmar refugee camp we encountered

Bridge over not so troubled waters

BMW taking a drink at a "bar"

Our abode for the night which is recommended by lonely planet but defintely not recommended by the bochapoldmen riders cos it's rubbish. Walk towards the left and you will find Mae Sariang Bar which has accomodation and FREE WIFI! (where we updated this blog)

Bo chap old man waiting for linner. Linner = lunch + dinner

Mmmmmmm....food

Bought drinks here, cos this cafe had Free Wifi!

A well preserved temple called Wat Chom Chaeng