(written by Nancy) Our little cabin was quiet overnight.  No all night parties by the model crew, or at least any that we could hear.  We didn't have far today so we had a relaxed brekkie at Cafe Amazon just up on the highway.  Cafe Amazon has signs in Thai that we think say "no outside … Continue reading Down out of the highlands – Phu Ruea to Loei (52/9701k)

(written by Dave) Quiet night in the hotel. We were not the only guests but we never heard a peep. We were both pretty tired and fell asleep early. We've been setting an early alarm but today we were both awake 20 minutes before it went off. I think we were both a little worried … Continue reading Climbing the mountains of northern Thailand – to Phu Ruea (98/9649 ks)

(written by Dave) Today was nearly 50k shorter than yesterday but almost twice as hard.  The road from Phitsanulok to Lom Sak is called the Green Route by the Thailand tourism folks.  The route passes through one National park and skirts the area where the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) hid out in the 70's … Continue reading Hard day on the Green Route – Rain Forest Resort (Hwy 12) to Lom Sak (85/9551 ks)

(Written by Dave) We found dinner last night at the street market not too far from the hotel.  We had some good pad thai and then supplemented that with a roti – with egg for Nancy and filled with banana for me.  We  walked over to 7-11 to get some things for breakfast and on … Continue reading Long day on highway 11 to Rain Forest Resort (132/9466 ks)

(written by Nancy) We survived the Smile Hotel – perhaps a creepy hotel room was appropriate on Halloween!  Actually, it wasn't that bad – Dave only got a small rash from the bedspread (good thing we are carrying antibiotic cream) and thank goodness I didn't see the big bug in the corner (alive, not dead) … Continue reading Easy day to Uttaradit (52/9334 ks)

(written by both of us) I am happy to report that we had no repeat of the previous night's "alarm clock giggle" girls and both of us slept well.  We had real questions about how far we had to ride before finding accommodation so we were up and off to 7-11 by 6:15 - could … Continue reading Over hill and dale – Lampang to Den Chai (94/9282ks)

(written by Dave) Rough night in the old guesthouse last night.  Four or five girls sat up in the garden outside our window until at least 2AM.  They were pretty quiet other than one of them having an alarm clock laugh.  Every time you drift off to sleep, there goes a funny story, followed by … Continue reading Elephant Day in Lampang

(written by Dave) Today was sort of our Groundhog Day in reverse. After a great week in Chiang Mai, we rode the exact reverse of the route we took to reach Chiang Mai last weekend. It ended up being 2k longer because Nancy wouldn't let me take the short-cut that found us in the middle … Continue reading Return to Lampang – Chiang Mai to Lampang (100/9188 k’s)

(written a little by one or more of us at various times) Our little 5-star soiree in Chiang Mai comes to an end tomorrow.  I (Dave) am ready to get back on the road but I will admit that the many things about Chiang Mai have been great.  Not the least of which was our hotel.  … Continue reading Chiang Mai musing – 200 days on the road

(written by Dave) What a great day today – I have so many pictures, I'm not sure which ones to post.  And now it's almost too late to even write a blog – guess it must have been a good day.  I'll make this brief, but put in a few extra photos to make up … Continue reading Climbing Doi Suithep and cooking school – Chiang Mai (38/9088 k’s)