(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)

(written by Dave) With 100k planned for today we tried to get an early start.  Getting up early was easy as we are still on Malaysia time.  And brekkie in the room was oatmeal, easy.  Only problem with the morning was the weather.  It started bucketing down about 7:30, just before our planned 8AM departure.  We sat … Continue reading Metric century to Trang (100/7224 ks)

(written by Nancy) A quiet night at the Ang Yee guesthouse, as we were the only guests in the place.  Around 7am this morning a loud radio started playing through speakers near the guesthouse, reminiscent of the loudspeakers I used to hear in Tokyo years ago.  We were awake already anyway, as Thailand is one … Continue reading Impressions of Southern Thailand (52/7124 k)

(written by Dave) Welcome to Thailand, the land of smiles!  So far, so good.  And everyone is very friendly, just as their slogan says. We started with another fantastic hotel brekkie.  I settled for pancakes, Nancy, yoghurt and bread.  We were both well fortified for a short day mileage wise, but long infrastructure wise.  The … Continue reading Into Thailand, the land of smiles (32/7072 ks – 42k by ferry)