Somewhere west of Chiangmai

It's wonderful to be awoken by roosters and birds/bugs rather than cars and motorbikes. There are jungly hills all around, the skies open twice daily, and our remote resort room is big and comfy. Nothing to do but walk, swim in pool, read and eat. Is this sounding familiar? 

We walk past a funeral at the nearby tiny village and are invited to join their meal. We walk to the adjacent elephant camp and for an hour watch a group of people who've paid a lot of money each to be a mahout for the day, in what looks like a very good setup. 

http://www.pataraelephantfarm.com/

We return to the village and one of the ladies from the funeral sells us noodle soup, remembering that I can eat rice not wheat. Guess not too many tourists turn up at the local eating place ...