Day 1: Bangkok to Khao Yai National Park (70km). Welcome in Bangkok by our experienced
English speaking cycling guide. Bike fitting and tour briefing. Transfer about
1 hour 15 minutes from Bangkok to Saraburi to avoid cycling in the busy trafic
in Bangkok. We stop for rest room in the gas station and get ready for cycling
on the back road to Khao Yai National Park. We stop for lunch before climbing
to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Khao Yai. (L,D)
Cycle
Tour Day 1 - 75km, average 25km/h, showers and storms in the afternoon.
Great early brekky in the motel followed by an
8am briefing by our Tour Leader, Bouen, who looked after the tour most of us
were on in 2012 (Bangkok to Saigon). It was then onto the bus for a transfer out of
this bustling city of 11 million people. Riding a bike in Bangkok would be
close to suicidal. Stopped at Saraburi, about 2 hours out, where we were issued
our bikes, brand new straight out of the box. After pumping up tyres, fitting
our SPD pedals, adjusting seat heights etc, away we went.
Fairly busy road but nice and wide with plenty
of verge to keep us away from the traffic. 20km out we stopped for lunch at a
road-side local restaurant. Very tasty and filling.
After lunch we were directed onto a quiet,
potholed road but we continued to make good time. Passed a lot of paddy fields
and lots of other rural stuff. Several military bases including their academy
and some very fine looking golf courses. A great ride filled with interesting
sights all round really. Everyone was over the moon about our new bikes and
very happy with the ride today, despite the rain.
Our pad tonight is The Forest Home, a resort
which caters for the National Park visitors. Our room is about 3m from the
pool. Very flash.
All our kit was wet and soggy when we pulled up
and like us it needed a good scrub. We hung it all around the room which ended
up looking pretty untidy. No chance of getting the shoes dry it would be wet
shoes in the morning.
Lovely traditional Thai food in a local
restaurant for dinner.
Early night.
A new bike for an old bloke
Me and my mate Phil
Safe??
The kitchen at our lunch stop
Lunch stop
Overnight stop
Our room is the one at the end of the pool
The remnants of dinner
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