Mai Pen Rai: Jen's Adventures in Thailand: Pai Sabai

We had a 4-day weekend and so a bunch of us decided to go up to Pai. Now that we've been there a few times, we're more familiar with everything and know the fun places to go. We stayed at the Sun Huts again which looked absolutely beautiful in the rainy season...lots of bamboo and bright green leaves. Saturday about 10 of us from Lampang/Chiang Mai went out to the shisha bar and then to hear some live music. Sunday we drove cycles up to the waterfall in the sprinkling rain. Then we went to a hillside temple overlooking the town. We ended up at a private hot spring at sunset. It was nice to get warm after the chilly rain. Pai has a great variety of cuisine so we got to eat middle eastern, italian, pastries and even tried Burmese food which was great. Monday, we rode the bikes 2 hours north of Pai into the misty mountain-tops. We were up in the clouds and could see the rain coming down in sheets on the horizon. We went to a huge cave with an underground river isnide. We had to ride bamboo rafts into the cave mouth and the guide took a lantern. She showed us various limestone formations and described how people used to live in the cave. We saw a pre-historic cave painting and some 2,000-3,000 year old coffins. They were hollowed out of tree trunks and bodies would be floated down the river to the burial place. The best thing about Pai is that the town is so small and anywhere you go, there are stunning mountain views. It was very relaxing and so nice to spend time with all our friends.
Some hightlights:
The road to Soppong