A drive into town.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 12:47 PM

More an excuse to try and improve my inadequate photo skills really.
Anyway, we live in a little village in the bush, about a 40 minute drive from Chiang Kong. Every 3 or 4 days we'll go into town for a bit of shopping and to have a beer and a yarn. It's a nice drive and I thought I'd put some pics up. All comments and crtiticism gratefully received.

So, there's a lot of stuff grown here. Rice, oranges, corn and those big grapefruit things, which are delicious.

As you leave the village it's mostly rice.

Yes, we do have electricity too.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 12:54 PM

After a bit the road follows the Mekong.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:04 PM

These four had been out collecting food on a Sunday. They walk miles for a bag of bamboo and a few crabs.

Happy though.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:08 PM

Occasional road problems during the wet.

They'll fix it one day.

This blokes house was lucky.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:13 PM

Fish farm in the Mekong. Laos across the water.

Used to have corn now ready for planting up again

Corn husking, if thats the right word.
A merry bunch.

**davearn** · 22-09-2008, 01:20 PM

Nice back yard there, JJ.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:26 PM

Thanks mate. More photos to come. Yes, it's a quiet little spot. Very friendly locals.

**Nawty** · 22-09-2008, 01:33 PM

Very nice....can you put up a map and mark its location ?

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:37 PM

I mentioned those big grapefruit things. I don't know what they're called. Anyway they grow tons of the things here and export them all over the world. Peeled, broken into bits and cooled in the fridge they are delicious. Apparently there are a number of different types, but I love em all. Great for breakfast. We pay 2 baht a kilo, I saw them in Big C for 45 !!!!! Any way two types here.

And another.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Nawty

Very nice....can you put up a map and mark its location ?

I'll try. You going to visit? Nice ride on a bike.

**alphagirl** · 22-09-2008, 02:03 PM

Very nice indeed

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 02:17 PM

I hope this works........

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by alphagirl

Very nice indeed

Thanks. I'll add to it as and when there's something worth adding.

**aging one** · 22-09-2008, 02:22 PM

Pomelo JJ.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

Pomelo JJ.

YES..... Well done. I've never seen them before in Aus or the UK. Or anywhere else for that matter. Thanks.

Quite delicious.

**Nawty** · 22-09-2008, 02:54 PM

Would like to visit....but bit far away for this time.

Last year we did a 4000k trip around Los, from Bkk to Kanchanaburi, Mae sot, burmese border, chiang mai, fang, mae sai, chaing rai, loei, khoen khan and home with various spots inbetween.

I was just interested to see if we had been past your area.

My son loves pomellos also. They grow a lot around Kanchanburi area or the dams to the north west anyway.

**Thetyim** · 22-09-2008, 03:00 PM

^^^^^
I must have gone past your house a while back

That's very near phu chi fa isn't it ?

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

That's very near phu chi fa isn't it ?

Yup, not far at all.

**spiff** · 22-09-2008, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

Pomelo JJ.

Som-Oh

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 03:45 PM

You're right according to the Boss. But she says there's 4-6 different types. I'll see if I can work it out when she gets back.

Cheers

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 03:53 PM

If you leave my shed and turn right instead of left to go to Chiang Kong, the road goes down to the river. About 5 minutes by bike, slowly slowly, you get to this.

It's a nice spot for a picnic. There's an old wooden house here but the bastard Poli who owns it won't sell.

You keep going for another 5 minutes and you come to this place.

Nice, but ruined by ugly hairy blokes poncing about.

A better view.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 04:11 PM

There's a "restaurant" there where you can sit, drink beer (Leo

) and ask for the dish of the day.

They'll serve you the beer and then go and get said "dish of the day" in this.

"Dish of the day"

You pay by the kilo.

**jandajoy** · 22-09-2008, 04:31 PM

So there you go for the time being. I stopped taking photos at this point and got stuck into the beer.
The fish was served, fried, boiled, cooked with green stuff and bits and was bloody nice. We had noodles and rice and fruit served with it. Oh, and did I mention beer.

6 of us ate like kings, drank like fish and the bill came to 800 Baht. Happy with that.

I'll go back soon and get photos of the dishes on the table etc. Cheery O.

**Nawty** · 22-09-2008, 04:58 PM

great area and nice shots. Looks like nice area to live.

**Fabian** · 22-09-2008, 06:19 PM

Really nice.

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