Friday December 19, 2014Two days 147 miles We are a few days ahead of schedule so instead of cycling to Bangkok we are headed south away from Bangkok to explore more of Thailand and will turn around in a few days. The riding is simply great through the coconut, papaya, and banana plantations. There are times we are required to be on a highway to find the smaller road connections but that is fine with us. Jocelyn is doing a great job at keeping us off the major roads. We have met a few more cycling tourists.
Today we found the beach! Yes, our first since the Black Sea in Georgia. We swam in the Gulf of Thailand at the end of today’s ride and are staying in a very nice but somewhat inexpensive ($45) bungalow right across the street from the beach. It is the highest we have paid since northern China but it does have a pool too that we enjoyed after the salt water swim. Tonight we had our best Thai food yet and no camera. We had shrimp and broccoli, stir fried vegetables, and a too spicy for me scallop dish. I had to mix it up with other food and it was great.
Tomorrow we continue south for another day or two. We hope the wind changes or it could be a long ride north to Bangkok.