Day 1010 – Chiang Mai – Chiang Kong, Thailand

Day 1010 – 13th March 2008 +7:00 GMT

Early to rise and breakfast at the hotel then taxi to bus station. We boarded the Chaing Kong bus at 8:30am and everyone was given water and some biscuits, the bus was supposed to have air conditioning but it did not work to well and everyone on the bus was roasted. The journey took just under 7 hours and a few stops were made on the way. We arrived in Chaing Kong just after 3pm and then walked to our Guest House which was Baan Rimta Ling. When we arrived there was no one around just a cat, a kitten and a dog.

Kitten At The Guest House

So we sat down and waited the view from the place was amazing with a view across the Mekong River and into Laos.

View Of Mekong River And Laos

A Slow Boat On The Mekong River

An American guy staying at the hostel appeared after an hour or so and sat with us chatting. At around 6pm the owners daughter appeared and checked us in to our room. We had a bungalow room with a balcony overlooking the river which was fantastic.

The View Of The Mekong River And Laos From Our Room

Our Balcony

A Spider Outside Our Room

We walked into the town in search of a restaurant and after about 20 minutes the very last building was a restaurant so we had a lovely Thai curry each and then headed back to the guest house where we promptly passed out.