(written by Dave) Day 3 in the brekkie buffet and I an happy to report, due in large part to our newly found self-restraint, it would appear that we are off the F&B watch list.  It may have also been the bus-load of tourists that departed just before we arrived.  They appeared to have left the … Continue reading Silk, Jewels, Umbrellas and our bikes – in Chiang Mai

(written by Dave) We hit the buffet again for brekkie today and managed to evade the F&B manager.  Nancy wore her hair different, plus we toned down the our proportions.  I think we are off the hotel watch list for now – we'll see how the rest of the week goes. The goal was to … Continue reading Bike progress and Wat tours in Chiang Mai

(written by Dave) It's official, we've extended our stay here in Chiang Mai through the end of the week.  Today we had hoped to get some bike repairs done but had limited success.  First up we tried going to a bike shop called TCA.  We'd heard that they were the best hope in Chiang Mai … Continue reading Infrastructure day 1 in Chiang Mai

(written by Nancy) I am writing this from our plushy room at the Le Meridien in Chiang Mai – a room that has a huge couch, a bathroom with a shower with a door AND a bathtub and a speaker so you don't miss any of your TV program, a french press and of course a … Continue reading Hot highway ride to Chiang Mai (98/9050k)

(written by Dave) Our no-tell-motel was quiet overnight – I'd even go as far as to say that we were the only guests.  Of course, if other guests were using the hourly features of the hotel, I'd expect that they would not announce themselves upon arrival.  We used our sleeping bag liners on the bed, … Continue reading Hilly day to Lampang (66/8952 ks)

(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)