Driving down the streets of Chiang Mai

Well we thought we would drive down one of the streets by our house so everyone could get an idea of our scenery. Try not to get dizzy but take a look at our life on the road!!!

Fun Times in Thailand!!!

Well Jeff made it safely to Chiang Mai and we are having a blast. We put him to work right away and he is doing a fantastic job. Everyone loves him and I think he is liking it too! Since he is here for the month we have done some site-seeing things on the weekends. We went to the Night Safari which is night tour of animals in their more natural habitats...who needs cages and fences right??!! Needless to say it was a blast and the finally had a great light show. The video clip is of part of the light show.

The three of us waiting to start the tour


As we entered we were greeted by some furry guys!


Rob and I waiting to do jaguar jungle
We survived the night safari

The Light Show

An off-roading adventure!

Last Monday we took one of our Thai friends who works in the city to visit his family for the day. Due to his work schedule he only gets one day off every few weeks and we thought we would drive him for safety reasons. As Rob and I had our map out thinking we were heading to a city about 3 hours away, we were told to turn onto a dirt road. We ended up off-roading for 35 kilometers until we reached this village. There is no actual road in or out and the people rely solely on off-roading up the mountain. The main problem was that it is rainy season and the dirt was now mud!! At one point we even got stuck and were out trying to push the truck up the mountain...obviously that didn't work and the car slid down and then we got to try again! It was absolutely wild and an adventure. When we arrived to the village it was well-worth it when we saw our friend get to spend a day with his wife and two children!

Cows just hanging out in the roads...we had to move them out of the way!

Relieved we made it to the village safe and sound.

Isn't he adorable!!!

The boys going for a walk

How Hard Can it be to get a Driver's License?

So for the past month we have been attempting to get our Thai driver's license. Rob had to get a work permit first before we could start the process. Then we went to the hospital to get a health check-up. After they pushed on my stomache and weighed me I guess they thought I was healthy! They handed us two envelopes to take to the municipal court. We arrived (total other side of town) and they told us the hospital forgot to put in the right paper. We returned to the hospital, received the correct paper and called it good for the day. (total time around 3 or 4 hours). Then I had to go to the embassy, pay a lot of money, and make a sworn statement that I live where I live. (total time around 2 hours). The following week we returned to the municipal court with all our documents, visas, passports and copies in hand!! We took a sight test and reaction test with about 60 people!!! It was hilarious. We were in one huge group and all passed with ease!! Apparantly Rob's license is better than mine because he is actually smiling. My lady would not take the picture if I was smiling because she said Thai people don't smile. Umm I think someone needed a hug!! All this to say after about 2 hours there we finally received our driver's license. And yeah for next year when we get to renew it!

Our life in Chiang Mai

Vacation--Panvima Hotel

The Thai New Year was this past week and the entire city shuts down for 3 days. Since our language was even cancelled for this holiday we decided to go to a little resort our friends had told us about. It was about 45 minutes from our home and it was up in the mountains...we had a blast as we stayed for two nights!!! A great time of rest and relaxation!


Rob enjoying the cool waters!

Taking a walk by the gorgeous ponds!

Relaxing and resting during the break

A view of the spa

Rob relaxing on the waterfalls

Dinner for two please!

Yummy...Rob getting a little snack!

What a great lounge chair!

Op Khan National Park

This past Sunday a group of us went to Op Khan National Park to hang out and have fun!! It was beautiful as we were surrounded by the mountains. It is hot season right now so any chance to get in the water is taken! We sang songs, told a story, had a picnic, and swam. Here are some pics of us and our Thai friends...