I took the red truck to the bus station and bought a ticket to Pai, travelling by minivan instead of bus. I paid 150 baht for the comfortable 10 seater AC ride, rather than the uncomfortable looking and packed bus. Though I think the bus was only 79 baht. But the minivan was faster at 3hrs to destination rather than 4 hrs.
The road to Pai was not straight forward. It was mostly mountainous so lots of curves. I took some motion sickness pills just in case.
Shortly after arriving into Pai, I met a Scotish woman who's visiting her son. She's been living here for the last 5 months. I was still looking for a place to stay for the night so she recommended Mountain View Guesthouse. They also provided free pickup. I gave them a call and got a lift there 5 mins later.
I checked into a bamboo hut then I needed to get myself some wheels because the place is called Mountain View for a reason. It's up in the hills. I took it because I thought it would be nice and quiet. So it's a few km from town. Unfortunately, there's no wifi.
This is the hut I checked into. It's got a king size bed and a mosquito net. I've got my own little porch with a hammock. But there's no toliet and shower in my hut. There's also a few banana trees around my hut with bunches of bananas growing on them. From my porch, I can see the town of Pai. I don't remember how much it costs. I think it's either 150 or 200 baht. Tomorrow I will try to get an en-suit hut. They call it a bungalow.
One of the guest gave me a lift into town. I was trying to find a place that rented bicycles but couldn't find one. Eventually I got myself a scooter. I'm not sure if it was a good idea because I've never rode one before. Good time to learn now.
I put a half tank if gas in there, which as a little over 1 litre and paid 40 baht. Then I drove back to the guesthouse immediately because there was still sunlight left. The sun sets early here at 18:30. I took it slow and made it up the steep dirt road. Coming down was interesting. I didn't like that path very much. But I still needed to go for dinner.
I drove around town for a bit. Town only had like 4 main streets but I still manage to get lost. Eventually I stopped for dinner and had the best chicken, vegi and rice dish for 40 baht. The portions weren't that big but it was difficult to eat a lot in this type of weather.
The sun was totally down now. I found out where I was from the restaurant owner and proceeded to go back to my bamboo hut. I took it slow and steady up the dirt road. My headlights weren't that great so I couldn't see the pot holes. It was very bumpy but I managed to stay on my bike.
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