After the Car Crash - Family Life on Two Wheels

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Most families in rural Thailand live much of their daily life on motorbikes, and so did we during many years.
These photos show our quiet roads, our surroundings, and the small moments that became everyday memories.
Like so many families, we used helmets on the highways, but not always on the quiet roads at home.
And of course, Peter received his first helmet early — on his second birthday.

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The first photo gallery shows a chapter that followed soon after the car crash, when our motorbike once again became our only way to get around. These early-morning rides became part of our daily life. Peter and Ef and I would leave the house long before sunrise, because the last half hour of our one-hour drive was on the highway, where the traffic was heavy, fast, and dangerous — especially after 7 am. I always tried to reach their school just before seven, so the boys could have breakfast there, well in time before the National Song would begin at exactly 8.
In this first gallery, you will also see photos of only Peter and me leaving after dawn — taken on Sundays, when I brought him to his private lessons in the city.

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The second gallery takes us further back, to the years before we ever owned a car. These photos show small, gentle moments: picking up Peter at kindergarten, short rides through the neighbourhood, and the simple joy of moving through rural Chiang Mai on two wheels. Looking at them now, they capture exactly what those days were — peaceful, ordinary, and full of warmth.