Lovely Pai!

Spent another few days in Pai. Its so lovely there- quite a travellers town, but kind of hippy-ish, nice cafes, bars and bookshops. Very laidback, but still fun things going on.

Stayed in a fantastic wooden hut, by the river. It was newly-built and on stilts, kind of split level, with a big balcony all around, and views of the mountains and fields. Even better, they had a big bathroom, with a hot shower(!!!), the floor covered in pebbles, with a fence around but no roof. Lovely! They just ahd done so many nice things with the wooden furniture it was a gorgeous place to stay...one of my favorites of our trip!

Did some careful cycling around the area! The surrounding countryside is just beautiful there and you can enjoy it better cos you the hills aren't quite so challenging! Visited some hotsprings where people were boiling eggs in the water. At the top where it comes out of the ground its about 80 or 90 C. Further down it cools a little, but not that pleasant to bathe in when its 30 C in the air as well! What was MUCH better was the local swimming pool, which was great to cool down in. They even play music, and serve amazing ice coffees. its a really nice place to spend an afternoon!