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Day 29. Trang to Ao Nang.

Today’s ride was Ao Nang, our first stop on the way was at Keptawan Beach, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DXysUiTTNdAkVDWx6

From here we rode directly to Krabi Town, stopping at The Mud Crabs Sculpture, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iYFgNcKPDkY7mcPA7

Then some street art places, The Wall of Kaew Korawaram Temple, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/g5PT75KWyoRkHqpXA

Then Thee Little Manorah, here.

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Then The Shopping Caveman, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q1tbmtLkhYFJDjKv9

We then continued to Ao Nang and checked into a cheap and cheerful place, Jinda Guest House, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/RZUBtR2jUozsh2NA8

 

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Day 32. Phuket to Khao Lak

Today was an easy ride north to Khao Lak. Our first stop was Natai Beach and Pier, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6g1YZ5ZVyVJ8W8DeA

Next was Bor Dan Beach, here.

On the way here my foot pegs and crash bars came loose and needed new bolts holding the engine guard and crash bars fitted, great for 100 baht.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WuTGD1WfHidDdf9VA

Further up the coast we stopped at Ban Tha Din Daeng, which is a mangrove protected area, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jVhm89amCDPujbuq6

Our last stop was Tsunami Memorial Patrol boat 813, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iPLrWUcNPfWbWSv29

We then spent nearly an hour trying to find a hotel and ended up at, At Home Boutique Hotel Khao Lak, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/y9X6TSpkgwvhsZVJ6

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Day 34. Kapoe to Chumphon.

Today we intended to ride Ranong Canyon on our way to Chumphon. I mentioned to Al I don’t know this track at all and as Al was riding a road bike we would check how we felt with the track conditions as we rode.

The track as far as went was not difficult but it was not enjoyable riding. Al and I decided we were riding too slowly and we did not know how long it should take. At 9am the weather was already very hot and we decided to call it a day.

Riding back we met some locals who said it was only an hour to the end of the track, that seems very unlikely. Measuring it on Gaia later we missed 17.5km. So it seems the locals were right.

We ended up looping around until we arrived at Ranong Canyon, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VdiUSeZxzeaE1Am99

Taking the scenic route to Chumphon and keeping to the west side of the mountains I spotted a mountain with a hole in it, so I rode down a side road to take a photo, here.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AM3ySu68WbaxCAd38

We then rode into Chumphon City, 237 km ride.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevW3JK9Ayv

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4 minutes ago, chrissables said:

Day 40. Bkk to Pattaya.

My last day of this trip was a very hot ride from Bangkok to Pattaya, a 184km ride. The route I rode took three and a half hours and was far better the usual route, with traffic flowing which kept me relatively cool.

My total millage 7,035 km

Al made it home safely as did Mike on his Vespa.

Really enjoyed riding in the south of Thailand and will return for sure.

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Well done Chris,good to hear you made it home safe again and thanks for posting the pictures.

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To bad the other bike wasn't knocked into shape before the trip. Nice ride, never made it that far south only as far as HuaHin on my PCX finally parked it when to much problem with leg. I was riding around Surin a few years back and noticed a young guy following me. Pulled into Hotel parking and he came in behind me. The only thing out of his mouth was did you ride all the way from Chiang Mai to Suring and I said sure did, give it a try someday. He took off after giving me his Phone number if I had any problems. Nice kid.

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23 hours ago, biervoormij said:

I enjoyed following you along on your travels. I look forward to your next tour. Thanks for all the posts and pictures.

Thanks 🙂

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1 hour ago, moe666 said:

To bad the other bike wasn't knocked into shape before the trip. Nice ride, never made it that far south only as far as HuaHin on my PCX finally parked it when to much problem with leg. I was riding around Surin a few years back and noticed a young guy following me. Pulled into Hotel parking and he came in behind me. The only thing out of his mouth was did you ride all the way from Chiang Mai to Suring and I said sure did, give it a try someday. He took off after giving me his Phone number if I had any problems. Nice kid.

The Vespa was running ok, when we we left, it became apparent it was not though. Top marks to Mike for cracking on and sorting and joining me with Al.

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As always Chris. It been fantastic following your travels with all the great county lanes and breathtaking scenery. Thanks so much to the whole crew very entertaining. Cheers Randell.

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18 hours ago, Randell said:

As always Chris. It been fantastic following your travels with all the great county lanes and breathtaking scenery. Thanks so much to the whole crew very entertaining. Cheers Randell.

Thanks Randell, it was a great trip 🙂

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