To Yoongton 24 hour love motel near (but not in) Ban Salok Bat: Beggars can't be choosers

November 1, 2016

I left the hotel at 7:30, after enjoying the hotel breakfast. I had the American Breakfast, which consisted of a fried egg, a slice of ham, 2 hot dogs, and a bit of salad smothered in mayonnaise. There was also self-service coffee and toast. Its the first good breakfast I've had since I started biking, and I enjoyed it.

The first few miles getting out of the city were a bit hair raising, but soon after that I was on some quiet back roads.

I've been having a hard time identifying some of the towns I'm passing through. They aren't marked on my maps, and the signs are hard for me to understand.

Sometimes it's clear that I am entering a town, and the sign helps me out with a bit of English, but I'm still not sure of the name of the town.

Of course, the really big ones do get names I can read, but only in advance.

I stopped just before Banphot Phisai for a cold drink. I was suffering from the heat. The arm sleeves help some. I added a headband to stop the sweat from dripping into my eyes. I had the headband with me. It's part of my gear creep, things I add at the last minute that don't make it onto my gear list.

I bought a cold coke from this cook, but wasn't ready for food yet.

I rode on, through the highly anticipated but somewhat disappointing town of Banphot Phisai, and on through what appeared to be a farming area.

I was following the Ping River, which runs through Chiang Mai. I must be getting closer! Most of the time the river was out of sight behind a built-up area, but the were sometimes good views.

There were views in the other direction as well.

The next major town enroute is Kamphaeng Phet. That would be about 80 miles for today, longer than I like to ride in the best of circumstances.

I decided to call it a day at the major junction that's roughly the halfway point.

Well, crap. I just typed out a whole bunch of stuff about how I ended up at the love motel and how the facility pretty much sucks and the AC hadn't really cooled the room, but saying at least it had Wi-Fi. And then the Wi-Fi dropped and I lost my edits. Let's just say that a restaurant guy directed me to either the resort under the bridge or the hotel, and the resort was full.

Outside my room at the love motel. I hung up a laundry line after washing out my riding clothes.

Oh, I found out the name of the town I'm in is Khanu Woralaksaburi.

Today's total distance includes about 8 km of riding back into town for snacks and water.

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Today's ride: 71 km (44 miles)
Total: 295 km (183 miles)

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