Day 21 – 20th October 2018 Phang Nga to Phuket Saved the best for last as far as effort, wildlife and variety of scenery in one day. The day started in Phang Nga with immediate down pour of rain that lasted about 3 hours all the way to the Sarasin Bridge, which connects Phuket to…
Thailand Day 20 – Getting Close !!
Day 20 – 19th October 2018 Ao Loek Tai to Phang Nga Today we started cycling with these gorgeous cliffs in the background and as every 10 km’s passes; we could feel the beach weather getting close…. On the day before last we got our first flat tire on my front wheel! It was a…
Thailand Day 19 – Swimming Hole
Day 19 – 18th October 2018 Surat to Ao Loek Tai Waking up while we hadn’t realized the hotel situation at night; this place offered a large covering for the guest’s cars and had pink walls. I believe it provides a safe haven for those interested in covering their cars while staying there 🙂 Cycling…
Thailand Day 18 – East to West
Day 18 – 17th October 2018 After a couple of days off of the bikes; it was great to get back on the road with some fresh legs….Time to go East to West. We will catch up with the posts and publish one to sum up the last two days off the bikes. We spent…
Thailand Day 14 – Market Delights
Day 14 – 13th October 2018 Chaiya to Surat thani Woke up at the beach in this very quiet coast….started cycling and early into the ride we ran into this awesome market that was impossible to resist. Although we had breakfast earlier; we had to try a variety of what was offered there. We got…
Thailand Day 13 – Longest ride back to the Ocean :) Awesome Buddha on the mountain !!
Day 13 – 12th October 2018 Amphoe Sawi to Chaiya Today we took the Highway that used to be the main Highway running north / south to and from Surat thani. It was excellent given it didn’t have that many trucks, flat (more or less) and had enough vendors supplying food / water / ice…
Thailand Day 11 / 12 – Highway 41
Day 11 / 12– 10th & 11th October 2018 Pathieu to Amphoe Sawi to Amphoe Lang Suan It was hard to leave this beautiful hotel on the beach with the best swimming pool we had swam in thus far. We did have spaghetti legs, against the instinct to stay for another night, we started cycling…
Thailand Day 10 – Sunset worth working for!
Day 10 – 9th October 2018 Bang Saphan to Pathieu The trails, side streets and mud roads along with the hills today provided for some challenges. The toughest day so far with consistent uphill cycling right off the bat…. The first 5 km’s were hell with the sun shining right down on us. The following…
Thailand Day 9 – Stay away from my Mango
Day 9 – 8th October 2018 Ban Krut to Bang Saphan We rode an extra 10 kms-ish to see this fishing village, which was lovely. This little village was formed around a port and was out there away from the main drag….certainly worth the detour though !! We were so hungry we stopped at this…
Thailand Day 8 – Side Streets and fishing villages
Day 8 – 7th October 2018 Prachuap Khiri Khan to Ban Krut Today we had the best scenery starting out leaving Prachuap as we entered this Air force base where you are required to have a copy of your passport and sign in as you enter. The Air force base was very reminiscent of the…