(written by Dave) Today was pretty low key.  In our wandering last night we spotted a couple street side washing machines.  And by street side, I mean right on the sidewalk, protected by custom rebar cages, a sun shade and rain cover.  Today we headed back to the machines and for 20 baht (that's 60 … Continue reading Outdoor laundry day in Chumphon

(written by Dave) We started the day with coffee on Aungkana's front porch - what a great host she is. She even does a morning hula hoop workout that she shared with us - we declined trying it out though she did offer us a try. Then Nancy gave her a quick computer lesson to … Continue reading Monks blessing makes for a great ride to Chumphon (68/7771ks)

(written by Dave) We are not riding in Burma, but today we saw it. Our route took us along the Thailand/Burma border (Burma is Myanmar now, as they call themselves). The border here is water (Moel River, becoming the Andaman Sea), so you can see right across. We've met a few Burmese here in Thailand … Continue reading Shhhh, I see Burma – Ranong to Kraburi (59/7703 ks)

(written by Nancy) After kind of a restless night we awoke to the not-soothing sounds of rain on the metal roof of our bungalow. We decided to get things ready for a departure and have some breakfast to kill some time to see if the rain would let up. By 8:30 or so it seemed … Continue reading We call uncle on the way to Ranong and hop a local bus (17/7644) (+40 in songthaew)

(written by Nancy) The major theme of today was wet, wet, wet.  The rain started early with a big rainstorm just after the alarm went off at 6am this morning.  We took our time getting ready and by 8 or so the heavy rain had stopped so we decided to head out in hopes that … Continue reading A wet day to Bang Ben Beach (78/7627k)

(written by Dave) (note from last night – the thumping music stopped completely just on 10PM, as the hotel owner said it would – that was a relief...) Some days you ride your bike and the route reminds you of rides from your past. Today was one of those days. We are on the wettest … Continue reading Oregon riding to Khura Buri (112/7549 ks)

(written by Dave) Just a brief post today, mainly so that we can finally post some photos of the southern Thailand coastal scenery.  The landscape in southern Thailand is characterised by steep, limestone headlands and cliffs along its shoreline and by limestone (karst) towers both offshore and inland. The coastal karsts rise directly out of the … Continue reading James Bond in Phang-Nga

(written by Nancy) As you may have figured out from the title, we did not stay another night in Krabi – Dave really wanted to try out Phang-Nga and he was able to convince me to hit the road this morning despite my attempts to stay in bed and enjoy another day off in Krabi.  Dave was … Continue reading Close but no cigar – Krabi to Phang-Nga (83/7437 ks)

(written by Dave) Quiet day in Krabi. Both of us slept like logs. That is to say until 7:30 when our phone rang. We have not given our Thailand mobile number anyone so the ring really startled both of us. It was a wrong number and the person apparently only spoke Thai. I was so … Continue reading Recovery and rest in Krabi

(written by Dave) Wow, what a day... Today was one of those days that we'll remember for a long time, and a good reason for having a daily blog. Had it not been for having to write it all down now, I would surely have forgotten some of the things that happened. We were up … Continue reading Hard but good day to Krabi (130/7354 ks)