Day 33 Motorbike adventures 2/2/14

Today was Ryan and I's one year anniversary. I cant believe its only been a year. With how much change, growth, and love that has happened in that one year, it feels like a lot longer. We decided to celebrate by renting a motorbike and riding out to the lake. The rental was only 300 baht for 24hrs. I was a little nervous at first since the roads here are sketchy and the drivers are maniacs, but everything went well. Ryan drove and I rode on the back. The ride to the lake was easy and short, only a ten mile ride. When we got there we found ourselves a little bamboo hut on the shore and ordered fried shrimp and chicken fried rice. The food was delicious as usual. After we decided to check out the other side of the lake, so we hopped on the motorbike and went for a ride. The lake was pretty large. On the other side there were similar bamboo huts lining the shores with small restaurants. We also came across a Buddha statue and a few gazebos nestled between tress. We parked the motorbike and hopped off to check out the statue. It was similar to the ones we had seen a million times at the temples in Chiang mai. Further back and  off the beaten path was a small trail. With curiosity we walked along the trail and into the woods. There were many beautiful trees and plants.The sun was shining bright, illuminating the canopy picturesquely.The path was small and didn't really lead anywhere, except to an irrigation system, but it was still fun.After our walk we hopped back on to our motorbike and road back to the other side of the lake where we sat and enjoyed our surroundings. Around 3pm we rode the motorbike back to our apartment. Back at home we showered and got ready to go out to dinner. We ate at a place across the river called "The Dukes". The menu had a variety of pizza, salad, and sandwiches. It was recommended in a few magazines that I read at school and the reviews online were superb. We ordered a large chicken garlic pizza. The food was incredible. Hands down maybe one of the top five pizzas I've ever had. Which is pretty damn good considering I've had some mighty tasty pizzas back home. We ate the whole large pizza! We were such fatties. After being overly stuffed with pizza we regrettably indulged in a piece of apple pie and vanilla ice cream.As we sat there waiting for our bill we noticed a sign on the wall advertising that they had Anderson Valley IPA.It was the first place we saw in Thailand that sold IPAs, and we were really excited. If it wasnt for our unfriendly alcohol experience the other night we would have ordered one in an instant.We sluggishly waddled our way back home and read the rest of the night.