Had a of a rough night! I (Irene) was up on and off getting rid of any food from the last two day! The bed was like a rock. We’ve never slept ( or not) on such a hard bed, I think it was a board hidden in a sort of mattress! weird! We had no curtains at one of the bedroom windows. Breakfast came without knives or plates, all a bit odd, but the chap, Rico, was very friendly. We hung around until 11am to check the stomach out, then left on an in between quality of bus. Air conditioned, but pretty old. After another couple of hours we arrived saddle sore at Chiangrai. Now in a ‘proper hotel’ so enjoying the luxury of hair dryer, tea in room etc. Off tonight to see what Chiangrai has to offer. The night market first and then something to eat if the gut stands up to it!
Tomorrow is another bus, the old rickety one again for a mere three hours! Yippee. We did look at getting chauffeur driven car, but it was outside our budget. I can hear you all groaning from here!
