Phetchaburi River

Over the weekend just gone, we took a trip to the Phetchaburi River: about 30-40 minutes' drive from our home in Hua Hin. Here are some of the photos I took of the various places we stopped at and I am sure you will find it as attractive as I did.

We didn't go there but there was a camp site near to our first port of call and I am sure it is a bit of a dream to set up camp somewhere like that. Remember, this is Thailand and even though it is officially winter, the lowest temperature in 24 hours is something like 25 degrees and the maximum 34 degrees. You're not going to need to be togged up like a Himalayan Mountaineer, are you!

We skimmed stones here: I got 7 skims on one attempt. The kids all got, PLOP! Yet to learn how to do it properly.

Here is another spot, just down the river a short way:I have always loved the structure of trees like this one: you can see from the label it is a Yellow Oleander. It's the roots that grab me!

This is a photo of Mrs W admiring her favourite Durian  ... if you know Thailand, you may well have come across that incredibly smelly but very popular Durian fruit. It stinks but it is easy to eat even though you are banned from taking it on the BTS in Bangkok, into most, if not all, hotel rooms ... I met a Durian farmer on this trip and he told me Durian trees are like young children in that he goes to see them every day to see what else they've been up to!

Isn't that a fabulous image? Looking out of the cafe into the sun, the trees and the meadow. Children are free here: there is so much space for them to explore and burn some energy.

There you are! A lovely spot and we went on to a quad bike riding place near here. Everyone else went but I stayed at the base camp! I would have done something that only a clot would have done! They enjoyed themselves anyway.

Good trip!

DW

4th February 2025