(written by Nancy) We escaped the karaoke curse last night, thankfully.  We only heard a little bit but it wasn't very loud and I don't think it went on very long – must have been a slow night at the bar.  We had cereal and instant coffee in our 'lovely' room for breakfast, continuing the … Continue reading Along the Thai backroads – Si Satchanalai to Wang Chin (70/8886k)

(written by Dave) Today was mostly a nice quiet ride through the rice fields of northern Thailand. This part of Thailand had some flooding a few weeks ago but it was minor and the rice crop seems to have come through ok. Today we saw folks transplanting crops, harvesting corps, drying rice on the back … Continue reading Quiet roads through the rice fields to Si Satchanalai (78/8816ks)

(written by Dave) When the alarm went off at 5:45 this morning, it seemed way too early to get up on a non-riding day.  In fact, I almost had myself convinced that it was raining and there would be no sunrise or good morning light.  Then Nancy informed me that the rain sound was the … Continue reading Tourists in Old Sukhothai

(written by Nancy) We had a nice wake-up call this morning from the neighbourhood cats fighting and running around on the metal roof of our room.  Not a great sound early in the morning but we were both just hoping they wouldn't be attracted to our cycling shoes that we had left outside to air … Continue reading Whoo-hoo a rain-free day – Kamphaeng Phet to Old Sukothai (83/8738k)

(written by Nancy) Another quiet night last night, at least until about 2:30 when we were awoken by a car pulling up outside and then someone trying to open the door to our room with a key.  Dave yelled at them and they quickly left – we think we heard them drive into the space … Continue reading Heading down the Highway – Salok Bat to Kamphaeng Phet (75/8655k)

(written by Nancy) A very quiet night last night meant a good sleep though we both woke up sometime during the night to hear the rain pelting down outside - fortunately it had quit raining by the time we got up just after 6. It was a bit foggy and the roads were wet but … Continue reading Spa Day into Salokbat (102/8580 ks)

(written by Nancy) We left the resort this morning before 7 with three possible destinations for the day.  But first we stopped at 7-11 for brekkie and a nice shot of espresso from the Cafe Amazon located right next door.  Many of the petrol stations here have both 7-11s and these cafes – it's always … Continue reading Wandering the fields from Dan Chang to Hup Pa Tad (85/8478 ks)

(written by Dave) We were up early, hoping to make it a longish day. The hotel was pretty quiet with virtually no-one up even when we left at 6:45. We had brekkie in the room (I was not successful in getting coffee from the kitchen before they opened, in fact they were barely stirring). Just … Continue reading No flooding from Kanchanaburi to Dan Chang (122/8392 ks)

(written by Dave) No really, today is our last day in Kanchanaburi. While we had planned on leaving this morning, we just didn't feel ready regarding the flood situation. When we checked the web first thing this morning we saw some disturbing news about the complete inundation of Nakhon Sawan, one of the towns just north … Continue reading No really, our last rest day in Kanchanaburi

(written by Nancy) We took another day off in Kanchanaburi today in the hope that the flooding situation north of us will lessen before we get too close to it. No rain here today which is good news and the Highway Department map of affected roads does not show any additional problems in the general … Continue reading Final rest day in Kanchanaburi