FR360

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New Zodiac

Back On The Hard

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We needed to haul Wings back out of the water to fix the stern tube (you might remember the story about this problem or the photos).

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In The Sling

Wings

Working on the Shaft
As soon as we were in the stand we had a tent built inside Wings and I was inside it with a grinder working on the fiberglass.

All Fixed

The engine box doesn't look much better, I'll admit, but everything has been cleaned, refurbished, and repaired, and that included the shaft, stern tube, the flange, packing gland and while we were at it, we also removed and reconditioned the Westerbeke Hydro Hush muffler, which has been untouched for 27 years! It looks fine.


Meanwhile, here are other shots from the boat Yard and Rebak Marina area
Moon River

Chris and Hillary from New Zealand have this beautiful Herreshoff and they just finished a new a paint job and other projects.

White Chair

Neighor's Boat

Meanwhile here is the french couple next dooor's beautiful aluminium "romantic" yacht.

Rebak Entrance



Flowers

Dock Party

Silver Palms at Rebak

There are these beautiful silver palms here at Rebak and I have three shots I took below. I am going out tomorrow to get some more.

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Horatio Hornbill

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Hornbill Flying

At Reback Marina there are a number of interesting creatures including otters, monkeys, hornbills (birds) and cobras. One morning I went out with the Nikon to photograph the hornbills and I got a few good shots. I am sure if I did this a few more days I would get plenty more; there are a lot of these birds and since they make a big racket they are easy to find.

I haven't figured out how to find the otters yet, or the monkeys, but the cobras, now that is another story. I didn't believe that there were any cobras here but today I saw one myself! A smallish snake, maybe 30 inches, about as big around as my finger, stuck in the concrete drainage ditch. The security guards had already spotted it and they said, "Yes, it is a black cobra, very dangerous." Just what I wanted to hear specially since I had been tromping around in the bush the same morning trying to catch a look ot the hornbills, and I was looking up, not down! That is the last time I do that!

Anyhow, here are some of the shots I got of the hornbills:

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Hornbills, Usually found in pairs, just like cruisers

Looking at me



Popping a seed






Yummy!

Day Sail To Telaga

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Heading out

Judy & Sherry

Sherry Steers

Telaga

Oriental Village



Locals Waiting for Cable Car

Sherry

Walkway on the Mountain Top

Judy & Sherry on the walkway

Judy at the Lookout


We Set The Kite


Sherry Checks out the Foredeck

Heading for home

Sherry Visits Wings in Langkawi

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Sherry

Judy & Sherry

Judy's niece Sherry has been working in Singapore and she flew up for the weekend to vist. We had a glass of wine in the cockpit on Friday Night.

Marine Exhibition-LIMA 2009 Langkawi Malaysia

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Malaysian Ship

Malaysian Submarine

Mercury Rules

Yamaha Rules

Damon Interceptor

Customs Has Eyes on me

Customs Coming

Customs Coming Closer

Anti Piracy Attack


Commandos On Board

Patrol Boat Perantis



Other photographs from Lima:

Click here to see images from the LIMA Ehibition Center.

Click here to see some of the aircraft

Click here to see the SU30

Click here for shots from the Conference on Piracy

LIMA 2009 Airshow, Langkawi, Malaysia

Wings goes to Airshow

Sales Pitch for Mahathir

Sukoi

Pilots

Flight Sim



Media Center

Other photographs from Lima:

Click here to see some of the aircraft

Click here to see the SU30

Click here to see the marine exhibition.

Click here for shots from the Conference on Piracy

Aircraft-LIMA Airshow, Langkawi 2009

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MIG29

MIG29

MIG29

MIG29

Helo Gunship

Seaplane

F111

Other photographs from Lima:

Click here to see images from the LIMA Ehibition Center.

Click here to see the SU30

Click here to see the marine exhibition.


Click here for shots from the Conference on Piracy

SU30-Russia's Top Fighter in Malaysian Air Force, Lima 2009

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SU30

SU30

SU30 & Tower at Langkawi

SU30

SU30

SU30

SU30

Cockpit

Fighters

SU30

SU30

Pre-Flight Check-up

Gear UP

SU30

Walking



SU30 Tailpipes

Only Blue

Other photographs from Lima:

Click here to see the marine exhibition.

Click here to see images from the LIMA Ehibition Center.

Click here to see some of the aircraft

Click here for shots from the Conference on Piracy

Lima 2009 International Maritime Conf on Piracy & Security

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There was a Naval Conference at Lima and I attended to hear the top admirals talk about Piracy. (I'll file that report later). Meanwhile here are some of scenery and the players.

Panel Discussion On Piracy

Adm Patrick Walsh-USA

Adm Soar-UK

Adm Fillon-France

Malaysian ADM

Sri Lanka

ADM Crane-Australia

Walsh & Soar

Questions from the Audience

Adm Chew-Singapore

Malaysian Minister of Defence

Admirals Pose for Photos

Cocktails

Rebak Marina-Malaysia

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Wings at the dock in Rebak


Rebak Marina

Tunnel

Pool Bar

Laundry Showing

Name Logo Home Port

Taratao

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Fred Sailing

The wind settled down before we found our anchorage. Soon we tucked in behind an island and dropped the hook.

Wings
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Taratao Pier

A trip to shore was in order.

This is the pier built for the prison transportation in the 30's, still hanging together.

Mangrove

We walked on the trail ands saw lots of nature, not much else.

Fungus

Fern

Fishboat Working

Back on Wings we watched this fishing boat pull their nets, but we didn't see any fishes getting caught.

Misty Ridge

In the steamy days the jungle mists rose and added to the island's mystery.

Misty Ridge & Mountain

Tree & Cliff

Spotted this Chinese scene. Ming Dynasty for sure.

Tree

Tree, v2

Taratao Islands

View from our anchorage

Departing Taratao

Finally time to depart Taratao. The sky is dramatic.

Judy

Judy dreams of romance and mystery on Taratao Island

Sailing to Taratoa

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Judy at 7 kts

Fishboat, Sailboat


Reefed

Far Side of Taratoa

Underway for Langkawi

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Judy Going Sailing

We headed out and smack into a bunch of niggling problems. What else would you expect.

Wings


Investigating the leak
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It's hot in here investigating the source of the leak in the engine bilge, but I found it.

Site

There is water coming in from under the shaft tube. Not an easy place to do a fiberglass repair.

Phi Phi at Dawn

We'll fix the problemn today and go here this afternoon or tommorrow.

Quiet Morning at Yacht Haven

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Early Morning

Dawn on Big Boat Dock

Neighbor

Ropes


Wings

Bow

Dodger

Sail Bag

New Nav Screen

Workshop

Sailing to Yacht Haven

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In Royal Phuket, Ready to Go

Sailing

Jib

Main

Arrived at Yacht Haven

Judy Shoots the re-launch

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Windvane

Travel lift

operator

In the Sling

Lowering

Towing Hook Up

Towing

Into The Slip





UPDATE: NEW NAME STICKERS

We received the vinyl graphics from John at Marine Graphics in Seattle and here we are putting them on. (The home port is next).


Application


Looks Pretty good

Wings, Port side

Fred & Judy

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First Look at New Paint

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The painting was finished after dark on Sunday and our first real look was Monday morning. Here are the shots over the course of a week.

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Wings Emerges from Tent

New Blue

Bow

Reflection

Starboard Side

Oot & Crew

Stern

By the following Friday the white strip was on and the bottom painted.


Bow

Stbd side


Next Saturday & Sunday Judy & I installed the rudder, tiller, and Windvane.








There were a few snags in the windvane installation which we are working on but the main thing we are concerned about are some apparent failures in the the paint. This could be a disaster.

The Painter needs to come back on Monday and take a look at it.

But from a distance, it looks good.

Boat Project-Final Sanding

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Bigger Tent

Forward: Men At Work

Aft: Wet Sanding

New Colors

The latest primer coat is black after one coat of white and several coats of grey. Between each one there were applications of filler (also known as bog or bondo, depending on your location). And always: sanding. Hand sanding, machine sanding, long boarding, wet sanding, dry sanding. Sleeves of sand paper. Cans of filler. Layers sprayed on and then sanded off: over four weeks of this.

This job is employing 5 or 6 men, but labor is cheap in Thailand so I don't mind and meanwhile the hull is getting the best fairing job it's ever had.

Boat Lagoon & Royal Phuket Boat Yards

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Boat Lagoon Marina





Royal Phuket Marina Boatyard

Royal Phuket Grounds Keeper

Phuket's Boat Lagoon Marina

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Boat Lagoon Marina

Pool at Boat Lagoon Resort

Apartment 733

Boat Lagoon Boardwalk

Marina

Powerboats Rule Boat Lagoon

Rubber Plantation in Phuket

We see these rubber plantations all around Phuket and elswhere in Thailand and Malaysia, a reminder that rubber is one of the important raw materials long supplied to the world from SE Asia.

This morning I stopped to take a few shots.

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Phuket Rubber Plantation #1

Phuket Rubber Plantation #2

Phuket Rubber Plantation #3

Phuket Rubber Plantation #4

Phuket Rubber Plantation #5

Phuket Rubber Plantation #6

Bang Tao Sunset
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Visting Marco & Tessa at Bang Tao (when they come here from Singapore) is always fun. Here we watch the tourists on the beach at sunset

Sailing Images from Western Circuit

Takedown Action

At the Mark

Sailing

Wings Project Update

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Spotted Wings

Sanding Gets Serious

Primer On

Rudder Repair

Rudder Drawing

Windvane Rebuild

Finished

Blue Panga

Wet Day on the Bypass Road-Phuket

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By Pass Road

Orange Building

Visit to Jurong Bird Park Singapore

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Sherry Judy Fred

Tara & Judy in Pool

Shots from The Boat Yard

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Wings Without Paint

Khun Oot Working

We put the windvane on a jig for the welders

Kids on Bike
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Wings' Plan

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While going through old paperwork Judy ran across this plan drawing showing Wings' interior layout and I decided to post it.

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Hauling Out at Royal Phuket

We have a major refit project to complete, and the next step is a haul-out. On September 4, 2009, we brought Wings to Royal Phuket Marina and put her on the hard stand.

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Anchored the Night Before

Leading us In

Picking up some hands

Can We Back In? Sure we can!


Backing

Ready to Lift

In the Sling

Coming up

Coming Up More

What a Foul Prop!

Fred Working on Tiller

Rudder is out

Ready for The Workers

Judy's Flower Shots

Judy had the Nikon out to catch some shots of the haul-out and she spotted a pond of flowers and lily pads. She took these very nice photos.

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Royal Phuket Marina, Phuket, Thailand

Bangkok to Phuket Including Surat Thani

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Chao Phraya Squall

Chao Phraya Squall 2

State Tower View

State Tower

State Tower View

KBank is in this picture

Our Street

On The Couch

Moving out

Our SUV Moving Van

Surat Thani Water Front

Surat Thani

Surat Thani


Surat Thani City Shrine

Dinner on the Waterfront

Music

Work Boats

Surat Thani Street Market

Street Market

Girl on Motor Bank

In The Market

Fish Market

Fish Market 2

Fish Market 3

Lady Fish Seller and and Fish for Sale

Steet Scenes at Charon Krung-Bangkok

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Yacht Haven Marina-Famous Old Boat

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Condor Of Bermuda

Condor, Port Side
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Condor of Burmuda, at Fastnet Rock

Condor of Bermuda, Sailing in the Whitsundays, Australia

Wings, In the slip at Yacht Haven, C37
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Anchorage at Yacht Haven
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Yacht Haven, Dock Scene
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Bristolian
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Yacht Haven, A Dock
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At Bang Tao with Marco & Tessa & Tara

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Hotel in Bangtao

At the Pool
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Going to the Beach
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Long Tail Boats in the river
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Tara explains how to use the phone
Tessa Boudrie

Dinner at Nai Yang Beach
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Table setting
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Hua Hin Trip

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BMW 330

Sofitel Centura Hotel at Hua Hin; elegant
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The pool bar, empty
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Frangi Pangi
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The beach at Hua Hin
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Judy found some Wings
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Beauty
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Historic Temple buildings
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From the hill top
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The temple at Khao Wang
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Khao Wang
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One empty pot
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cool and shady
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Judy & Nita
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Andy
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Shots from Bangkok

Judy at the State Tower

Chao Praya River, Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok's State Tower

We see this Wat from our apartment

And this church is next door

More Photos From Phang Nga Bay

Beautiful day
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Koh Yai
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House on Beach
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Tree
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Forest
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Crevasse
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Jagged Rock
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Cliff
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Koh Ra Ya Ring
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Koh Ra Ya Ring
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Koh Ra Ya Ring
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Photos from Phang Nga Bay

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Waiting Out The Rain
We're ready to head out but there's rain a comin' so we'll wait a while.


Sailing
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The rain is short lived and we are soon having a nice day.


Judy Sails
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Judy keeps watch...


Navigating by Computer
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while I check our position on the computer.


Fred
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Now this is the life.


Buying Shrimp
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We stop to buy some fresh prawns, THB200, a good price!


Judy
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Finally, anchored and relaxing.


Judy
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Sunset
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Koh Hong
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Evening at Koh Hong.


Koh Na Khae in the Rain
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The next day it is raining again.


Approaching Koh Yang
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Our next stop is just ahead.


Fred
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I pilot our way in.


Koh Ra Ya Ring
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The light was bad all day today, but I got these shots just at dusk.


Koh Yang
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Wings with 2A kite in Phang Nga Regatta 2009

2A Kite!

Slow day in Phang Nga Bay Regatta in early 2009. I ran across this photo that someone sent us, can't remember who, and the resolution is bad, but it brings up a nice memory.

At the Beach With Marco & Tessa & Tara

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Judy & Tara

Going to the surf



At the Beach

In the Waves

Walking Home
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Marco & Tessa & Tara are staying at Bang Tao Beach in Phuket for a month while their new apartment in Singapore is being vacated. We hung out with them for a couple of days in between boat projects.

The Ulu's

In The Dingy with the Ulu's, 2002

Tahi, Mick, Chris.

We met Mick & Chris in in New Caledonia in 2000 but we only got to know them in Sydney Australia the next year. We lived together in the Sydney Superyacht Center in Pyrmont and they became good friends. Tahi was born there and Judy was Tahi's first baby sitter.

Later we sailed back to New Caledonia and had some good times together there, but, as cruisers do, we parted company there. Since then they added Bay to the family, lived in Australia for a few years, then moved to the United States and live on the East Coast. We miss them.

Click here to see some photos we took back then.

Click here to read an account of our jungle trip with the Ulu's.

Click here to read about Being in the Pacific

Click here to read about Exploring in the Loyalties.

Tahi

Bay, Tahi

Tahi, Bay


Ayers Rock

Sag Harbor

Tahi Bay-2009

Bay & Tahi-2009

Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Three Kings Monument

Monks

Old City

Quiet Street

For Rent

Moat







Market

Thapae Gate

Night Market

Judy Shops at Night Market

Duang Champa Boutique Hotel

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Duang Champa Hotel-Chiang Mai

We stayed in a small boutique hotel called Duang Champa, the Thai/Lao name for the flowers we knew as Frangi Pangi. The hotel was charming, if not quite 5 stars, or even 4, it was very nice, friendly, and quiet.

Lobby

Judy at Breakfast Table

Spa out back

The Honda Civic
This was the least expensive car available at Master Car in Chiang Mai, and we loved it. Great looks, comfortable leather interior, super stereo with mp3, powerful engine and great handling. Nice job Honda!

Duang Champa flowers outside window

Wat Pan Tao

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Wat Pan Tao















Buddha

We saw a photo of a beautiful carving on the facade of a temple while in the Three Kings Museum and I wanted to go photograph it. We saw the name was Wat Pan Tao but looking on the map of Chiang Mai we couldn't find it. Then while walking around the neighborhood we ran into it at the first corner. Cool!

Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Wat Chedi Luang




Wat Chedi Luang

Road Trip, Chiang Mai

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Mountain Road

River Rafting

Elephant Ride

Doi Inthanon

Farmland and cow



Thailand Countryside

Judy and the Mountain

We drove up into the mountains of northern Thailand and stopped at the Napamaytanidol monument, two chedis dedicated to the King and Queen of Thailand.

Judy took a look around.

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We liked it, and I liked the great photo opps with my beautiful wife.

Napamaytanidol Chedi, Doi Inthanon, Thailand

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Napamaytanidol

These two chedi dedicated to the King and Queen of Thailand are near the top of Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand.








It was cool here and serene; we had a very nice visit.
Tending Napamaytanidol's gardens