Unintended rest day
15 августа, Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Very rainy morning. Pore over weather forecasts to figure out how bad it will be. Finally decide to stay and right after we pay for another night, the rain stops. Stays relatively dry for theЧитать далее
Railay Beach
14 августа, Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Bit rainy in the morning so take our time getting ourselves ready for the day’s adventure. Take a longboat down the coastline to Railay beach - a peninsula only accessible by boat. Explore on footЧитать далее
Ban Ao Nang
13 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Very short ride out of Krabi town to the seaside resort of Ao Nang. Very touristy, yet beautiful. Walked along the beach to the tip, and hung out watching the tide go out; opening up a walkway toЧитать далее
Wat Tham Suea
12 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
No rush this morning. After coffee head into Krabi for breakfast. Skies open just as we are about to leave. Wait it out and catch a ride to Wat Tham Suea; a Buddhist temple in the hills. Check out theЧитать далее
It’s a warm rain
11 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After deliberating back and forth between heading to the theoretically drier east coast or staying on the likely wetter but more scenic west coast , opted to take our chances. Wait out the first rainЧитать далее
To the Andaman Sea
10 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Have a “normal” breakfast (yogurt) but stop for coffee before leaving town. Because of all the estuaries, it’s impossible to go in a straight line. Stop at a Botanical garden and do a shortЧитать далее
Meandering through the countryside
9 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Rainy night gave way to clear morning. Odd breakfast delivered to our door. Ok but not my fave - chicken and rice soup (Congee). Quickly find ourselves on small roads, amongst the jungle interspersedЧитать далее
Thailand
8 августа, Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Early morning to catch the 9:30 ferry to Thailand. Pay for our tickets and await clearing Malaysian border patrol. Do notice the sign that says bikes not allowed but they do let us through. First onЧитать далее
Beach combing and deja vu
7 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After checking out, head down to the beach for the afternoon. Hadn’t seen the beach at high tide. So many different types of shells! Get a tiny bit of rain but seek cover under a tree. Pack up andЧитать далее
To the west and waterfalls
6 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Skies are nice and clear when we wake up but become a big ominous as we head out across to the east side of the island. Rain begins to fall as we arrive at the start of the walk up to Seven WellsЧитать далее
To the north side
5 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
First order of business - determine if we can take a ferry to Thailand. Ride to passenger ferry terminal and confirm - we can! Grab some breakfast and ride the 12 miles across to the north side of theЧитать далее
Some days just don’t go as planned
4 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Another early start to catch ferry to Langkawi. Short ride to port town only to find out that we couldn’t go on the passenger ferry with our bikes. Next ferry port - almost 30 miles to the north.Читать далее
Two ferries and quiet roads
3 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Get an early start as we have always to go and 2 ferry crossings. Streets are quiet as it’s Sunday morning (perhaps). Arrive back in Butterworth and head north out of the city. Pretty quickly findЧитать далее
A jungle hike and beach
2 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Opt to not ride anymore as the traffic is horrible and drivers worse. Catch a grab (uber-like) to take us to national park on the other side of island. Sit in a lot of traffic but at least it’s airЧитать далее
Kek Lok Si Temple
1 августа, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Went out for coffee and wound up eating breakfast after observing the French toast. Quite tasty. Fueled us up to battle the traffic to get to Kek Lok Si Temple - a huge Buddhist temple. The artistryЧитать далее
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I’d want a tour guide for place like this “s’plain this to me, please”
Helene RimbergThere weee some useful signs. But yes that would have been good
Exploring George Town
31 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Out for good coffees and pastries before exploring the city. Finally some history in this country. Quite the mix of Asian and European influence. Small streets with food stalls abound. Lots of streetЧитать далее
Onto Penang
30 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Woke to pouring rain but able to wait it out before leaving. The cloud cover stayed awhile which kept temps down. Long ride through very built up area. Not a great day of riding. Made it to ferry portЧитать далее
Taiping
29 июля, Малайзия ⋅ 🌩️ 33 °C
Wound our way out of the busy streets of Ipoh. Hugged the river valley as hazy peaks surrounded us on both sides. Found a few quieter roads enabling us to get off of the busy Hwy 1. Stopped for someЧитать далее
Ipoh
28 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Returned to Ipoh on foot to explore during the daylight. Saw a few cool, old buildings from British occupation. Nice murals and street art as well. Quite toasty walking around. Ordered in and ate byЧитать далее
A waterfall and cave!
27 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Take a walk into the hill and jungle behind town to local waterfall. Very nice water! Pack up and head out. Kind of late but short day. Divert off main road to check out Tempunung cave. Very cool.Читать далее
Long day on the pavement
26 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Long ride along highway 1. Not much besides pavement through the jungle. Not even a monkey to beak up the day. Arrive in Kampar. Opt to try the region’s dish - clay pot chicken with rice. So good!Читать далее
Over the mountain range
25 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Early morning start to try and avoid heat while we make it to the top of the mountain. It is quite hazy with smoke from fires in Indonesia. Stop and chat with monkeys and then are stopped as the roadЧитать далее
Day of rest
24 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After 6 riding days, we needed a break. Did very little except read, yoga, walked to town to get food.
Bukit Tinggi
23 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Enjoy a good breakfast before heading back out of the jungle and continuing our westward journey. Rolling hills aren’t too bad thought the trucks carrying palm oil fruits are unfortunatelyЧитать далее
Elephants!
22 июля, Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Leave the lowlands and head up into the jungle to Kuala Gandah - Ho,e of the Elephant Conservation Center. With our tour guide, get to feed the baby elephants. Watch the big elephants get their bath.Читать далее
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That is as big a smile as I have seen on you Bean. Doug, same beam. ❤️