Thai Orange Grove

During Ning’s and my 2008 trip to Thailand, we went to and stayed at a 40 acre orange grove owned by Ning’s cousin. It was about and hour or more north beyond Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai is about 435 miles north of Bangkok. So we had a fairly long drive to get there. It is always good to get out and see the countryside in Thailand. There are a lot of sights to see and we stopped at various places on the way for some sight seeing. But that will be another post down the road.

The weather there was really pleasant. During the day it would get up around 85F and at night it would go down to the mid 60’s. Very good sleeping. The morning would have some fog till the sun came out and burnt it off. I like the coolness at night but most of Ning’s family was cold. They all come from around Bangkok that is fairly warmer then up north.

Where we were staying was out in the country far enough that were was no commercial electric. They had solar panels with 12-volt batteries setup. We also had a generator for lighting for where we prepared our meals.

We sleep in the housing used by the orange pickers during picking season. It was just basic shelter with running water and bathrooms. The showers like a lot of Thai Homes had just very cold running water. So you did not take long showers.

We cooked all of our meals on propane burners. But we as always ate really good meals. Thai food tastes even better out in the country too! Every buddy help and we all had a lot of fun.

Meal times were allot of fun. We all pitched in and helped make the food.  This is truly Thai Food at its finest.

Here they are getting vegetables ready and grinding up ingredients for curry.

This is looking on to the Thai Government land that borders the orange grove. They have planted acres of Teak trees. The tree line in front of the Teak is Bamboo. The water in front is a holding pond to water the orange tress with.

Here is a slide show of one morning going out and picking oranges.  All of the people here are our family and friends. We had a very good time.

When Ning and I do finely move to Thailand to retire, we are very seriously thinking of staying up north in Thailand. It is not as hot as down south and the people there live a more laid back life.