There is a bonus with this post. Not only will I take you to the beautiful Wat Pa Phu Kon, close to the border with Laos, but I will share a little of the trip along the way and back.
You will also see Peng, Gaun’s daughter, in more blog photos as we start to time our exploring of the local area on weekends so she can join in. She is 15 years old and her life mostly revolves around school, home and awful Thai TV soapies. We flew her up to Chiang Mai just before we left in late 2014 and she is the only member of the family other than Gaun to get out that way. Although some Thais obviously travel and see something of their own country and the world others seem to be stuck in the routine of farm, market and home in an endless cycle of hard work seven days a week. I want Peng to broaden her experience of life even if in a small way and today was a step in doing that.
I discovered Wat Pa Phu Kon thanks to the internet of course. The photos looked excellent and I had already driven in the general area of the wat when we visited Phu Phra Bat Historical Park that I wrote about HERE and I knew it was a scenic route.