Last weekend was a long 4 day holiday weekend for Thais, culminating with Mother's Day on Tuesday, August 12. My wife gets public holidays off in her line of work, so we had some time to kill over the weekend. On Saturday, we took a day trip to Pathum Thani, which I posted briefly about in the farang pad thai news story (Farang Pad Thai Vendor Charms Local Thais). We did stuff around the local town on Sunday and Monday, and by the time Tuesday came around, we figured we needed to take advantage of the day and have a little fun.
We are located in Lopburi province, most of which is farm country with an abundance of sugar cane and corn, along with other crops. There are a few sights to see, many of which we have taken in before. This time we decided to try something new, and packed up a few things for a day drip to the Chai Badan district. I had known from past forays of a scenic route through the heart of the province, so we decided to take that and see what we could find. This is a route that the locals know about, but the general visitor would probably never think to take.
It was a beautiful day for a ride with blue sky intermixed with drifting clouds. At this time of year the air can be very clear and it was, unlike the hazy air we get during the cane harvesting season between December and April. Most of the photos I will post are of the rural scenery as we drove along the way.
Here's a map of the route with starting point A being the town of Khok Samrong. Point B is a highway junction near Sa Bot. Point 3 is the city of Lam Narai. Point D ended up as our final destination, Wat Kan Luang waterfall. Distance traveled one way was about 82 kilometers, allowing for a very easy pace. We opted for the same route for the return trip. As an alternative we could have gone back through the Tha Luang district where the Pasak Chonlasit reservoir is.