Cycling in Thailand…what a great country!

. Our World Tour Adventure .

Thursday December 11, 2014, 143 miles (230 km) – Total so far: 7,129 miles (11,473 km)

Thursday December 11, 2014 two days 143 miles We have continued south along many forests and are having a great time. Yesterday at our mid-afternoon beer break we met a Swiss couple also headed to Bangkok and also stopping for their mid-afternoon beer break. This seems to be an occurrence of many cyclists and helps us continue for the long afternoon as too much water doesn’t quench our thirst after several hours cycling. We followed them to a hotel and enjoyed dinner with them. After breakfast we all took to the road again and Jocelyn picked a great spot for lunch as the owner spoke excellent English and French. We were soon joined by a dozen Thai roadies and had a great time talking with them and boy do they put down the food.

Once again we all decided to continue south and find a hotel together in the city of Tak, Thailand. We found a great one right on the river after meeting a just married young couple (Spain and Thai) who are 21 days into a cycling tour of Thailand in preparation of a world tour starting next year. The roads are getting crowded with touring cyclists! We then explored the local night market for excellent food and fun. Thailand…what a great country and what a great journey for us and our many new cycling friends! Bea and Peter of Switzerland our cycling companions of the last two days have an excellent website:

http://bepitha.ch

Monks on a pilgrimage. We have seen many walking south. Black feet and thin sandals. Ouch. We prefer the bike. We don't know what that thing on his butt is though.
Monks on a pilgrimage. We have seen many walking south. Black feet and thin sandals. Ouch. We prefer the bike. We don’t know what that thing on his butt is though.
Many mountain passes to cross.
Many mountain passes to cross.
Where's Waldo?
Where’s Waldo?
Lots of Flintstones statues in this area.
Lots of Flintstones statues in this area.
I opened this bag of Lays chips to find this tiny portion in the air inflated bag...
I opened this bag of Lays chips to find this tiny portion in the air inflated bag…
...pretty sad for the waster of this packaging.
…pretty sad for the waster of this packaging.
Our new Swiss cycling friends Bea and Peter.
Our new Swiss cycling friends Bea and Peter.
We stayed at the same hotel and enjoyed a great dinner across the street with them.
We stayed at the same hotel and enjoyed a great dinner across the street with them.
What a nice looking bus. But no thanks as we prefer to cycle.
What a nice looking bus. But no thanks as we prefer to cycle.
We passed a beautiful temple and explored.
We passed a beautiful temple and explored.
Wow!
Wow!

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A guard.
A guard.
Another guard.
Another guard.
Our bikes in the front. These temples are everywhere and completely open to the public. The monks keep to themselves.
Our bikes in the front. These temples are everywhere and completely open to the public. The monks keep to themselves.
A Thai police statue at one of many police road stops.
A Thai police statue at one of many police road stops.
A great lunch spot. The four of us were soon joined by a dozen of Thai roadies that greeted us and said "Welcome to Thailand".
A great lunch spot. The four of us were soon joined by a dozen of Thai roadies that greeted us and said “Welcome to Thailand”.

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"Fat Boys BBQ" in Cape Canaveral Florida was a mainstay for the entire space program. It then disappeared. Looks like it moved to Thailand!
“Fat Boys BBQ” in Cape Canaveral Florida was a mainstay for the entire space program. It then disappeared. Looks like it moved to Thailand!
What a great town...Tak! Before this we saw many Flintstones statues along the way with many stone masonry companies. What a great name! This looks like out of the Flintstones tv show.
What a great town…Tak! Before this we saw many Flintstones statues along the way with many stone masonry companies. What a great name! This looks like out of the Flintstones tv show.
While looking for a hotel we met this touring cyclist couple.
While looking for a hotel we met this touring cyclist couple.
A Thailand sunset from our hotel.
A Thailand sunset from our hotel.
We receive this greeting from Thais.It is also a thank you and goodbye.
We receive this greeting from Thais.It is also a thank you and goodbye.
We love eating at places like this...on the street, great fresh food and inexpensive.
We love eating at places like this…on the street, great fresh food and inexpensive.
The kitchen.
The kitchen.
We walked back to our hotel along the night market which was closing for the night.
We walked back to our hotel along the night market which was closing for the night.
Soup in a bag, very popular in Thailand.
Soup in a bag, very popular in Thailand.
Can't figure out how this is ridden.
Can’t figure out how this is ridden.
Our first Christmas tree 2014. A little too bright green for us.
Our first Christmas tree 2014. A little too bright green for us.
Flowers in a bowl of water.
Flowers in a bowl of water.

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