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46 minutes ago, chrissables said:

Day 12. Ban Krut Temple and beach views.

Today I stayed local and had a good time looking at local sites. The first was Phra Mahathat Chedi Phakdi, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/fmDBMxsmnp2qsdp76

There some  great views along the coast from here and inside the stained glass windows were well worth a look.

From here I stopped at Ban Krut Landmark on the beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q1dNf33JtpuGG6PR7

I then headed south alongside the beach before riding up a pier to photograph the fishing boats, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wSPPLVpoQY5xFEsq5

Along the coast I stopped to walk across a sandbank, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FZhLwwaxyWywVhfK7

The sandbank goes to Koh Hua Pin, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/k92JdfzbkkCyWe1N9

Nearby was Bo Thong Lang Temple, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Sibf6uN5sxB7pNVG9

Prakanhttps://www.relive.cc/view/v7O9GeLXRLq

 

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Yes beautiful over there,one of the nicer temples around i think.

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3 hours ago, chrissables said:

 

Day 14. Ban Krut to Chumphon.

Yesterday afternoon both Mike and Al arrived at Ban Krut. Mike gave a great comedy act trying to erect his tent on the beach and eventually brought it onto the street where the lights helped him sort it out.

Today we left to ride south following the coast if possible. Our first stop was at Mae Ramphueng Bridge, here.

 

We split up here as Mike has fallen for a sea gypsy and is courting her on the beach and impressing here with his tent erection skills!

 

Al and I rode into Chumphon City where we will stay a while exploring.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Chris, is Samui on your list for your travels down south? I know a very nice beach bar in the south of the island, and wouldn't mind buying you a beer or two...plenty of room there for Mike to practice his tent erection skills

 

 

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20 hours ago, Neilly said:

 

Hi Chris, is Samui on your list for your travels down south? I know a very nice beach bar in the south of the island, and wouldn't mind buying you a beer or two...plenty of room there for Mike to practice his tent erection skills

 

 

I'm actually not sure, we will talk about it later. 

Thanks 🙂

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What a trip.  Hope you're not getting any saddle sores! 

 

Great way to see the sights without missing much (You tend to go a bit faster on bigger bikes). 

 

Once I settle down it's something I'd like to do.  Take my time and enjoy the journey. 

 

Love it,  well done guys

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1 hour ago, Korat Kiwi said:

What a trip.  Hope you're not getting any saddle sores! 

 

Great way to see the sights without missing much (You tend to go a bit faster on bigger bikes). 

 

Once I settle down it's something I'd like to do.  Take my time and enjoy the journey. 

 

Love it,  well done guys

Yes we see it all the time,guys on big bikes roaring past,they must go from hotel to hotel without

really seeing anything but as long we all enjoy what we are doing then by all means.

The nicest stuff you see is when you take the smaller roads or even off road and visit and talk to local people.

Chris,what kind of tires are you using now?I just installed some semi-off road ,trail tires.

Going off road with normal tires got a bit too scary for me.

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Day 19. Don Sak to Nakhon Si Thammarat.

From our hotel in Don Sak this morning we backtracked to see Koh Raet and rode over the bridge to the island, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8enWFQw16cM2Pfu47

From here we rode east then south with many viewpoint stops, the first being Nang Kam Beach view point, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/egKUTEhq4StMRcaH9

Onto Tong Node Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FrN5b86pfU7zBJB38

Right next to it was a small bay, Dinso Bay, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/c8U358rryRFmtDpU6

Then, Thong Nian Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/D1t7ebxdmEgC5cBC6

On to Kho Khao Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/48rigRYRsNxXwfp86

Next we rode up a small hill to Noen Thewada Viewpoint, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/RpLMTePBeTK5iupb6

Then Phlai Dam Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/R8tbUGFLU7fxeot38

After lunch we rode on to Nakhon Si Thammarat, Mike deciding to camp on the beach and Al and I stayed in town.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8GrZQ5Pq

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23 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

What a trip.  Hope you're not getting any saddle sores! 

 

Great way to see the sights without missing much (You tend to go a bit faster on bigger bikes). 

 

Once I settle down it's something I'd like to do.  Take my time and enjoy the journey. 

 

Love it,  well done guys

Thanks. Yes i have ridden south on a bigger bike and tend to miss the best sites.

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22 hours ago, jvs said:

Yes we see it all the time,guys on big bikes roaring past,they must go from hotel to hotel without

really seeing anything but as long we all enjoy what we are doing then by all means.

The nicest stuff you see is when you take the smaller roads or even off road and visit and talk to local people.

Chris,what kind of tires are you using now?I just installed some semi-off road ,trail tires.

Going off road with normal tires got a bit too scary for me.

V rubber VRM 022, good hard wearing tyres, i get 10 per set

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45 minutes ago, chrissables said:

V rubber VRM 022, good hard wearing tyres, i get 10 per set

Nearly the same i just installed a set of these.

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Day 20. 13.03.24. Nakhon Si Thammarat Reservoir Exploring inland.

This morning Al and I went riding and left Mike at the beach gypsy girl hunting.

The first stop was in town to photograph The Old City Wall, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xt7PfcHn1mvHzYWWA

We then headed inland to our first stop which was Khlong Kathun Reservoir, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jsoDNKV38tkLHXRL9

We then rode a small track in another area of the reservoir hunting out isolated camping spots for Mike as he seems keen to do so, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uNEpbsAPUBU6e4VA8

We then rode to a second reservoir nearby, Khlong Din Daeng Reservoir, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gabHx5M9qRTabLdT8

Just around the reservoir was Khlong Din Daeng Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XVxWiHeWU8UpoHq19

This was not a beach, just a rocky area with nice views.

We then rode back to the city.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY3KdEry6

 

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On 2/25/2024 at 7:02 PM, chrissables said:

Day 3. Exploring Hua Hin westward

Today I went riding alone and headed west. My first stop was at Khao Hin Lek Fai, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zCMX4mNY7N3WobG19

After my walk back from the rocky viewpoint I found one of the local monkeys had tried to steal my water bottle, when buying a new one it tried to steal a bag off the bike too!

From here I rode on to Khao Nokkrichib Reservoir, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wtc3ZE1JWV6GLXMb6

This was just a small reservoir and not so interesting.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ThCnksdqo4fskJoa9

As was this reservoir, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4wsEDFiP83Rv8Zu58

 

Next was Ban Pa La-U Reservoir, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vz7KgubWR6zqBBJUA

There are some massive earthworks near here and it appears they are enlarging the present reservoir or building a new one besides it.

The waterfall of the same name is in a national park, so I gave it a miss and rode to Reservoir Sao Ha, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iszwtki594QiKGng9

There were some nice views of the mountains behind it. I then returned to Hua Hin.

Mike has already returned and is working on his bike, so we should be on the way in the morning.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8GNWgzPq

 

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Great pics thanks

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