(16) Southbound-Nakhon Pathom to Prachuap

Early today, KM7 brought me to the local Honda Big Wing to have my tyres inflated to specs. Nothing serious. Tyres do lose pressure after a while. I was getting ready for the long ride south to SG. Better to get as much ready sooner rather then later. From here, which is at the fringe of BKK, the distance to SG is just under 1900km. There are two stopovers planned, which will take away 900km off the total distance.

The Dynamic Duo of Insane Rider & Cookie Monster are splitting with us today. Their flight is later in the afternoon. A tow truck from Phuket will come in the morning to collect the 500X and the CT. KM7, Bongee Wongee, Jaywalker and Orh Cheow with Lady P.Lien will continue on their bikes to Prachuap.

After breakfast, the tow arrived to collect the bikes. In the meantime, we were saddling up. Bikes loaded on board and we are ready to roll. The Dynamic Duo wave us off, taking photos as we left. See you guys in SG!

The distance to our next stop is about 290km. We took the coastal road as there is less traffic. Riding on Route 4 would be stressful as it is usually very busy with lots of heavy goods vehicle. By comparison, the coastal road, although a ‘B’ road, (one lane for each direction) is normally quite smooth, even though narrow. Nice and bright, we just coasted along leisurely. There’s no need to hurry. Plus there is a couple of POIs we can visit. No surprise that salt production is what they do here, being next to the sea. But we soon found out that several cafes along the way was shut. Victims of Covid19. As well as some resorts around Hua Hin and Cha Am. Very nice resorts on beautiful beaches. Sadly, deserted. And locked up. We followed our plan to visit the POI, though they were empty. We just hung around a bit and continue with our ride.

Stop by for a bite at Hua Hin and then continue in an unhurried pace. It’s a nice ride though. Flat and even road. Nice weather. No stress. Little traffic.

The hotel we checked into was luxurious. KM7 and I share a house, each in a huge bedroom with en suite bathrooms. There is a sitting room with a big TV and a small pantry. Just outside the sitting room is a set of outdoor furniture by the swimming room. The hotel is well maintained on the outside, and tastefully furnish with quality fittings inside. It looks straight out of a Caribbean hotel brochure. Even the tiles on the floor are colour coordinated with the walls. I felt like a movie star strutting around pool. It seems like we are the only ones around. Everything was classy, that is until we arrived. Soon, my stinking boots and riding leathers were sunning by the pool. We were strutting about in our briefs. Everywhere we go, we were able to bring their standard down to ours. Haha. Just kidding.