Sights from the 21 July 2010 bicycle ride around Lake Nong Khot. I got off to a nice, early start at 0530 and had a really nice bike ride – no dogs chased me.

There were a couple of guys in boats fishing and a few wading and using throw nets.

The sun was just breaking through the horizon and looked like it was going to be another very hot day.

Once I got around the lake and back on the road, I ran into a small group of small cattle grazing along the lake.

Just another typical bike ride around Lake Nong Khot.

Fisherman, Sunrise, and Cattle is a post from: Khon Kaen

Yesterday, I posted some pictures of road kill that upset some.  Well, sorry, but here is more to upset you.

Again, on the morning bicycle ride, I find that I have to dodge piles of buffalo dung or risk having some very smelly tires.

This is a common occurrence in Khon Kaen and other rural areas of Thailand.  Small herds of cattle and water buffalo are marched down the middle of streets, blocking traffic and making crappy messes everywhere.  The owners do nothing to clean up the mess.

I showed my wife the picture and she commented that the dung is good for the flowers.  I retorted that not many flowers grow in concrete or asphalt.

The buffalo dung usually just remains on the street until enough cars, trucks, and motorcycles run over it and make it a permanent part of the street.

Khon Kaen Water Buffalo Dung is a post from: Khon Kaen

I go bike riding every morning at around 0530-0600 for about 45 minutes. i am used to dodging road kill, avoiding motorcycles, and outdistancing soi dogs.  But, today was a new road hazard to avoid.

I was on the left shoulder and the cattle were being led down the middle of the street.  I stopped, took a couple of pictures, and rode on by.

Early Morning Road Hazard is a post from: Khon Kaen

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