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Old 23 Dec 2014
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Day 11 Chiang Rai to Mae Sai
Had a steady ride to Mae Sai today.

Day 11 Chiang Rai to Mae Sai by Wayne 66, on Flickr

Day 11 Chiang Rai to Mae Sai1 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

I didn’t go straight up north on route 1, instead I took a more scenic route going north east on the 1232 the on to CHR 4013. I stopped along side the River Kok for a while.

IMG_0806 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

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IMG_0809 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

From there I crossed the River Kok and went on to the CHR 4050. This took me on to the 1209. Once I got on to the 1098 I came across a really nice Temple area, Wat Muen Budda Mettakhunaram
Coords from the Montana N20.16547 E99.99552. There was a massive Budda sat on top of a large mound.

IMG_0812 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0813 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0814 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0816 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0819 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

Where the 1098 meets up with the 1016 I stopped for my breakfast in Ban Nong Khrok, had a really nice noodle soup, noodles and offal in a soup mix, sounds disgusting but it tasted good.

IMG_0821 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0820 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

Then it was on to the CHR 4001 heading in a northerly direction still I picked up the CHR 1009/1290 straight in to Mae Sai

All in all not a bad route and it was a lot better than sitting on a main road.

Once in Mae Sai it was coffee time and a chance to look for some accommodation. Looked on the usual sites and decided on Kong Kam House, from the rideasia site, coords from the Montana N20.44442 E99.88199, a nice room for 500 Bht

IMG_0823 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0824 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0825 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

General Pics of Mae Sai

IMG_0826 by Wayne 66, on Flickr
Looking at the border with Myanmar

IMG_0828 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0832 by Wayne 66, on Flickr
The Border Gate

IMG_0833 by Wayne 66, on Flickr
Looking back from the border gate

IMG_0836 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0835 by Wayne 66, on Flickr

IMG_0838 by Wayne 66, on Flickr
Just had to...it was waving at me

Wayne
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