Due to flooding Kham Chanot has been temporarily closed to tourists – Hence the reduced traffic over the past few days.
Andrew
Tour of Ban Dung
It Looks like it must be an annual event now. There were also stalls set up selling Bike bits.
BIG C – Timeline
The New Signs are up & it’s definitely going to be a BIG C Supercenter the first one ever outside a Major city.
Interviews have been held this month for Jobs at Big C. Signs have been up for months advertising the fact.
Ariel Views of the New Big C Taken in June ,
Yet Another PTT Station
Another PTT station is being Built on the site of the former Garry’s Bar & Opposite an existing Petrol Station. Will this mean Yet another 7-Eleven & Amazon Coffee Shop ??
A Tale of two Bridges
On a recent bike ride we decided to go via the rickety Bridge Near Nong Sawang. It used to be made of Made of Bamboo over a small stream. However on this ride it seems it had been upgraded but never the less had been swept away by recent rains over a river that had turned into a torrent .
Ian Suggested we wade across to the other side – I went first but since I went over my knees on the first step & the current was stronger that it looked – we decided to retrace our steps and go the other way around.
The Next Ride entailed going through Kham Chanot. The back way in over a Bridge had been out of commission for years. However a quick detour resulted in finding that the road had been culverted & rebuilt.
With a strong water flow how long it will last this time is debatable.But one bridge down & another rebuilt.
Songkran 2017
The Songkran festivities were somewhat dampened over the first two days due to storms & heavy rain in the morning with temperatures lower than normal during the day.
The usual Parade was delayed by an hour but still took place despite this setback.
Dutchman Killed in Road Crash
A Dutchman & a Thai Woman were killed when their two cars crashed head on between Ban Dung & Nong Mek.
For the full story read the article in the Bangkok Post
KhamChanot Phenomenon
Ever Since Kham Chanot appeared on a Thai Soap Opera, tourists have been flooding to the temple traveling from all over the country. Literally hundreds of roadsides stalls have appeared along all the major ( & some minor ) roads to the temple selling flower displays in the form of a Naga.
The car park has been extended & additional ones have been created outside the temple grounds to cater for all the Cars,Mini buses and coaches arriving in a steady stream.
The traffic through Ban Dung is now considerable as the locals try to capitalise on the arrival of all these new visitors .