Doi Saket August - September 2011

A few pictures of the typical landscape around Doi Saket.
Hier ein paar Bilder aus der Umgebung Doi Sakets

Rice Paddies, Doi Saket

Guesthouse in the middle of nowhere

Up in the mountains

Lunch at Chiang Mai Highlands Golf Club

On August 1st when I woke up I heard a strange noise and looking out of the window, I was shocked to see that the roads around us have turned into rivers....The next day the sun was out again and the roads dry.

Kamtieng Flower Market , Chiang Mai

Some flowers found their way into our garden

The new outside table

Kamtieng flower market is just amazing, driving through the narrow alleys all sorts of plants an trees can be found at very reasonable prices - Handy having a pick-up truck to take them home :-)

Der Blumenmarkt von Kamtieng ist wunderschoen und man kann so viele guenstige Pflanzen kaufen, gut haben wir eine grosse Ladeflaeche, um sie dann auch nach Hause zu transportieren :-)

Skippy and Kalle

Doi Saket July 2011

 
After three days the furniture we have ordered in Chiang Mai was delivered and the house looked like a home.

Lynn stayed with us until July 28th before going back to the UK.

Nach drei Tagen kamen dann auch die Moebel, die wir in Chiang Mai bestellt hatten und das Haus sieht nun nach einem Heim aus. Lynn ist noch bis zum 28. Juli geblieben, bevor sie dann retour nach England flog.

 

Lynn is showing us the umbrella dance

A round of 'Ramboutan-boule' in the living room

Kalle loves it

With Irmhild at San Kampaeng Saturday market

Sushi Buffet

Yummie

Sticky Rice and Mango

Visiting Wan, Radek and Emmy at See Paak Restaurant in Mae Rim

Tiger Kingdom, Mae Rim

A bit bigger than ours

Irmhild and Lynn

Sundowner at the Dam

Moving House

We had a farewell party at Sala Thai on July 5th and our move was planned for July 7th, so Lynn and the cats flew from Krabi to Chiang Mai that day. Yogurt and I were ready, all our things were wrapped and we just waited for the truck to come.... Of course the truck did not come that day - it came a day later late afternoon and we helped loading it. Once the truck was loaded and on its way, we also hit the road, however as it was already late in the evening, we only made it to Surat Thani, spent the night there. Lynn arrived in Chiang Mai with the cats sound and safe and they all spent the following three night at Conrad's  (Thanks a mill, Lynn and Conrad!!!)

Wir hatten noch eine Abschiedsparty am 5. July im Sala Thai, und der Umzug war geplant fuer den 7. July. So sind die Katzen und Lynn am 7. July auch geflogen, doch der Zuegelwagen kan erst einen Tag spaeter. Wir fuhren dann nach dem Auflade los. Lynn und die Katzen fanden derweil Unterschlupf bei Conrad - VIELEN DANK euch beiden.

Our last weekend in Ao Nang - unser letztes Wochenende in Ao Nang

A last round of Badminton

Must be Sunday :-)

Hello Mr. BBQ it must be Sunday

Don't kill that cat :-)

A lovely farewell at Chao's and Estelita's

As we wanted to book Lynn's ticket, we found out that the car needed new suspensions, so Lynn and I took a motorbike taxi from Tesco, Krabi to the Airport, whilst Yogurt waited for the car to be fixed
Lynn und ich auf dem Motrobike Taxi, das Auto brauchte noch neue Stossdaempfer, waehrend Juergen wartete, fuhren wir mit dem Toeffli zum Airport um Lynn's ticket abzuholen. 

Farewell Dinner at Sala Thai - Abschiedsessen im Sala Thai

The day after - Lynn, Skippy and Kalle were on their way to Chiang Mai
Lynn Skippy und Kalle auf dem Weg nach Chiang Mai

Here is the lorry - a day later than expected - mit einem Tag Verspaetung kam der Camion

Ready to drive 1600 km north - auf geht's 1600 km nordwaerts

First night in Surat Thani, we found a nice foodstall along the road

Die erste Nacht verbrachten wir in Surat Thani, und wie ueblich, und machten es uns in einer netten Garkueche gemuetlich

The next day we drove 900 kms to Nakhon Sawan, where we found a lovely hotel for the night

Am naechsten Tag, nach 900 km schafften wir es bis Nakhon Sawan

 

After 400 kms we got to Chiang Mai  and bought two kitchen cabinets which were instantly installed by Conrad and Yogurt, after the welcome beer...

Visa Run to Sadao June 2011

June 11th the visa run was due and this time we did it together with Lynn and decided to make it another mini holiday. We went to Sadao and then spent the night in Hat Yai and got a chance to see Asha and Pawan, before going to the border the next day. On our way back we spent another night in Songkhla before returning to Ao Nang.

Seafood Restaurant Songkhla

Seafood Restaurant Songkhla

Ferry to Songkhla

On the Ferry

 Im Juni war der uebliche Visa Run wieder faellig und wir beschlossen, diesen zusammen mit Lynn zu einer Mini Ferien Reise zu machen. So fuhren wir nach Hat Yai um Asha und Pawan zu besuchen und dann weiter zur Grenze nach Sadao am naechsten Tag, anschliessend  uebernachteten noch in Songkhla, bevor es wieder retour nach Ao Nang ging.