We spent three nights in Hat Bang Ben, and did surprisingly little. At this stage in our trip, we’re starting to feel the need for down-time more frequently. We did explore the area and spend some time talking to our hosts and other travelers. It’s not the same backpacker vibe we felt in Krabi, but…

89 km, 5h 10 min, 42 deg C We started the day expecting a long, hot, and relatively flat day. Well, two out of three ain’t bad! The flatness of this area was just a little overstated. We never really left rolling hills, and a few of the hills were a little bigger than rollers…

53 km, 3h 10 min, max temp 41 deg We left early expecting more Songkram chaos today, but only saw a few groups of kids with water and they did not even try to get us wet (well one of them missed Becky and got Scott quite nicely). Today was either going to be a…

69 km, 4h 20 min, max temp 38 (Note the slow speed is directly related to slowing down for the accept face smearing and water pouring from well meaning Songkram celebrants) We left shortly after 8 am and it did not take long for our first Songkram experience – as we were leaving Phang-nga a…

It seems like we have been spending more time resting than riding lately. Given how Becky was feeling yesterday, we really did need another day off the bikes, and our bikes were in need of some tender-loving-care. So today was dedicated to bike maintenance and relaxing. On the bike front, we began be deconstructing our…

68 km, 3h 50 min, max temp 36 At one point today Becky was thinking that cycling in the rain was like exercising in the shower. But then the rain got much worse and it felt more like swimming than cycling. We stopped under a temporary marquee for shelter and were quickly joined by two…