This was around when the lockdown in Thailand came around over Covid-19. My wife, Annie, and I visited Khao Yai National Park on 6 July 2020. We stayed at the Teak Resort, in the sub district of Nong Nam Daeng. A place we had visited several times. The chalets were, and I am sure still the same, being different and vibrant colours.
It was a nice getaway, relaxing during the sunny spells in between the monsoon rains. When it rains, it pours. We love exploring this part of the country when the chance arrives, but with Covid looming that was becoming more and more precarious. Plus, the loss of my sister the previous year and the challenges of taking on a new job brought with them more challengers.
The Teak resort was named this due to the enormaty of teak trees being grown.
One evening we dined at a restaurant that had more bottles of wine on display than I had ever seen before. Not only that, but it had sylos of ground coffee, or at least that’s what they wanted us to think.
The 2090 road that takes you from Pak Chong to the national park is litered with interesting restaurants such as ‘The Witches Brew,’ to the ‘Coffee Bakery Food’ place. The scenery around the park is breathtaking.
Cycling was our main attraction and this was a keen cyclist destination. The weather stayed fine for us most of the time, to say it was July (monsoon season).
We did not venture far, just incase it started to rain. Plus, Annie cycles more for me rather than the love of the sport.
Cycling also showed us the misery that owners of elephants put their animals through. With this poor elephant I just wanted to rescue it and take it back into the forest where to me it belonged.
I know the cruelty that these animals go through and although I stroked it, there was nothing I could do about it. I reckon it had less than a metre of chain in which to exercise.
Cycle In Thailand 