Day 3 Stage 3

Day 3 Stage 3: Ao Nang Beach/Krabi – Koh Lanta Island = 114 km | 569 m ascent

We had a great buffet breakfast at the Holiday Inn. We were ready to go by 8:15 AM. While today was a bit longer, we knew it wasn’t as hilly. We traveled about 35 KM to our first coffee stop. A side of the highway coffee stop today. We did spend most of the day on nice quiet roads, but also some highway.

By about 50 KM Bob was done. His knee was not happy, and he decided to pull. Smart, he was the first of a lot of people who were in the van. We had lunch at 70 KM and the next stop was the ferry at 95 KM but along the way to the ferry we lost a few more to heat exhaustion. It was mainly highway and that is when it is so much harder. My Garmin said we hit 39 C today. That is the hottest so far.

We waited about 20 minutes at the ferry to get across. From there we had 9 more KMs to go until the hotel.

The hotel is beautiful, and we have a room with the pool right outside. So nice. We will enjoy our rest day here tomorrow and will be good for everyone on the trip to get themselves rested and ready to ride on Friday.

After we checked in, Bob and I went right for the pool. It was so refreshing. I also was so appreciative of the beer they were handing out when we arrived. I guess everyone looked like they really needed a drink!

We decided to enjoy dinner at the hotel. They had a nice outdoor Thai buffet that we couldn’t resist. With a table right by the edge we could watch the sun set over the Andaman Sea.

Tomorrow we rest, well from the bike. I am sure we will find something to do that will be fun. There is a talk about an ocean swim. We have our stuff and we think we will give that a try.Read more