5 Days around Thailand day 1

[Steve Canyon]

After a week in Hau Hin I was gagging to get on the Bike, I had enjoyed myself and done a few thing's I hadn't done before,my wife's family came down to join us in Hau Hin..

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It was nice to have them with us, Mum and Dad had never seen the Sea before..

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and I had never seen the piece of land I purchased a few years ago..

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I was happy to leave my new guard dog in charge of the land..

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It was near a nice little fishing Village, never seen so much squid..

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.............. but it was time to go. The brother in law dropped me of at the Airport and I flew up to CM. The Adventure was starting, I was really looking forward to getting as far away from people as I could, seeing the sites but most of all wrestling a bike around Thailand. I'm rubbish at stopping to take pictures, but David's comments about taking some pictures along the way was still buzzing in my head, I'll try but I hate stopping.

I booked into the Boonthavon hotel and went down the Kafe to have a look,the next morning I headed to Joe's bike team, sorted out all the paper work and I headed back to the Hotel ready for the off. Must admit I was a little worried about riding over here for the first time and felt some what over dressed, Safety first hey......

It was about 10, when I finally got going and headed for the highest point in Thailand, it was cold and got even colder as I got closer to the destination but I was enjoying the roads, as I climbed up the visibility was rubbish and I was getting wet, not what I had been expecting, but being I'm from the UK I'm used to it, when I arrived at the top it was really foggy and damp, couldn't see much at all..

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.....will have to go again.

I got my picture taken and decided to get moving , the Weather was over cast with a few showers, the roads where very slippery and I decided to start looking for a Hotel, this would prove harder than I thought, eventually I found this place......

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Still have no idea where I was but I didn't care, they had some rooms, no AC, no hot water, it was getting dark so I took it 500bt ... Not some where I will recommend but I got fed, dried, rested and hoped for a better day tomorrow........ although the Weather was not much good, it had given me time to get used to the roads and how people where driving, I was pleasantly surprised......no need to worry any more..

 

[KTMphil]

Thanks for the report Chris

 

[Erictheviking]

I remember when I did the "obligatory" trip to Doi Inthanon, started in Chiang Mai with great hot weather and was then shivering and feeling miserable the last bit up to the top... amazing change in temperature!!

Eric

 

[Steve Canyon]

Eric I could not believe how cold it was in Chumpae the middle of Jan, I would have never thought Thailand could get that cold.....

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