Mork Fa in the rain – July 2009
Posted on 18 July 2009 by Ally
John & I met up at Meechok Plaza for what was obviously going to be a little bit of a wet ride, from looking at the sky in front of us but we didn’t know it was going to be so muddy.
We made our way up the 1001, the 121 and then across to the 107 via the back road following the river.
After Mae Rim, we turned left onto the 3009 and rode this road all the way to the top, stopping to let the rain pass over for a while.
At the 1095 we turned left up to the Pankled Coffee Shop where we stopped & ate lunch. The rain started again and when it let up we took the short ride to the waterfall kiosk, up & over the mountain behind the coffee shop.
No problem today at the kiosk for me, they remembered my face, how could they forget ! and I paid the local price. John however, doesn’t have a Thai license so had to pay the foreigner price. – Note to John – Get one!
The rain started again as we walked to the waterfall. We were not alone, 4 girls were there playing in the water, it was a wonderful sight, the rain made the green that much greener and the mud that much muddier but it was fantastic.
Back at the kiosk, we asked about the English worded signs about listening for an alarm and we eventually understood their meaning to be that people should listen & beware of the sound of loud water, as when a deluge arrives from upstream it could be dangerous. Mmmm.
Back on the bike and we journeyed all the way down to Mae Rim. But this time, instead of taking a turning right, which took me up to the Wat Phuttibat Si Roi concrete road, today we carried on down to the left and arrived on the 3009 near the pink buddha temple.
On some corners along this track, we wondered if we had lost our minds, had we gone mad and should we turn back. After the 3rd one, we knew we couldn’t turn back as we might not make it through the previous quagmire.
Fun, a lesson and exhilarating.
On reaching the 107 again, the sky ahead was jet black, rain was about to arrive for the evening.
At home, I stood on my front lawn, still togged up and washed my bike down with a hose in the rain. Yes, I think maybe I have lost it !
Comments (4)
you needed your hose im sure , i rode thru the storm and it still didnt get the mud off
That wave looked a bit out of its intended workplace, fair play to the rider on getting through the mud. Good to see the rain hasnt stopped some real riders getting out and enjoying themselves
Just look at the faces John’s making going through that mud – good times. That and the sandal hanging from the handlebars makes that picture a classic.
And Ally, don’t you just love the Trackers tires in those conditions?
What tyres? It feels more like ski’s, no traction at all and wiggly both ends and no forward motion.
The Wave wasn’t intended for this ride and the D-Tracker neither but once you pass a certain point you just hate turning back…
Don’t you ? (Rhetorical
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