Off We Go! First Stop Top Of The Mountain,

well third stop as it happened, first stop was at a garage for a early morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat,

we are still at the garage, but the second stop was that despite sticking to 80 - 90 kilometers an hour I was pulled over by the police and told we were going over 118 KPH, why 118 and not 120 who knows, but as usual common sense prevailed, 400 baht and a long drive to the police station for a receipt or "only" 200 baht if I wanted no receipt and as a special bonus I could pay here and now and be on our way, well as this was so well organised (there were 15 or 20 police on both sides of the road, yes 30 - 40 police all helping out!) I decided on the 200 baht route!

we then had our third stop for a meal and some coffee at one of the restaurants on the mountain top,

this restaurant was here for many years, but I am guessing that about 3 years ago it was renovated,

although not great looking as it is the dry season it still did look quite nice,

at the rear of the building a new lake has been installed,

with a smaller water feature nearby,

looking from the walk ways behind the restaurant,

I have never seen a tree like this before, no foliage, just these huge, about 4" across yellow flowers,

I enjoy a ice coffee whilst Mick has water,

the four of us as the food arrives and delicious it was to!

the restaurant has a nice display of orchids,

in all shapes and sizes,

we then had one more quick stop for fuel and we were almost there.