Chiang Mai, Thailand

We lifted SeaWolff onto the hard in Phuket and have closed her up for a season.

Today we flew inland to Chiang Mai, which is a 2 hour flight from Phuket to the North of Thailand. It was founded in the 13th century and is located in a fertile valley.

We were collected from the airport in a open cab.
Then this weird car passed us.

 Next we walked around the old city streets and went for a wonderful 1 hour oil massage for 200 baht (R50).
There are 300 Budist Temples here and we passed this one with its huge elephant statues around the base.

Outside the walls of the temple was a lady selling fish, they where being dried on a fire. I think they were covered with salt.

We are with-in the old walled section of the city. Most of the wall has gone but the moat is still there.
This is a really charming place. We had supper on a river boat on the Mae Ping River which is wide and runs through the city. The river has many restaurants and walks along its banks, very romantic.