Manchester to Dubai
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Airports and planes all day.
Worries about the Manchester side we’re ticked off one by one.
Reached the airport in good time, bikes in boxes fairly manageable and acceptable to the airline. VanLeggi altro
Airports and planes all day.
Worries about the Manchester side we’re ticked off one by one.
Reached the airport in good time, bikes in boxes fairly manageable and acceptable to the airline. VanLeggi altro
Bikes arrived in Bangkok with boxes intact but missing a couple of straps. Followed advice and caught a bus from airport. We had to pay an extra fare for each bike but at £1.50 each it didn’t seemLeggi altro
Cafe breakfast -pancakes and fruit with muesli. Boat along canals to bring us to Jim Thompson’s house (JT was an American who revived the Thai silk industry).
Afternoon spent exploring the BangkokLeggi altro
To Wat Arun temple in the morning by river bus. Very humid due to an early shower.
Taking pictures of people taking selfies was like shooting fish in a barrel.
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Bikes arrived safely in Trang and we were greeted by local cyclists and helpers who managed transport to the hotel.
Ride out to Elephant cave and weavers cooperative. Lunch in a smart mall -Leggi altro
Another sunny day in paradise...
8:30 scheduled start (we are always delayed by 15 mins because someone has lost something). A 25 mile cycle on big roads to Pak Meng pier, then a passenger ferry toLeggi altro
Early breakfast, choppy kayaking then off on a “longtail “ boat trip to neighbouring islands.
Two sessions of snorkelling and a swim in the dark through Emerald Cave to a hidden beach.
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Ferry takes us back to mainland to collect bikes which have been lightly locked at tourist information. Nothing missing.
Rest of day spent cycling back via Kantang / Kalantang. Here the group spiltLeggi altro
8:30 start for a cycle out to waterfalls at the foot of some mountains, via lots of temples. We were happy in the slow group, the faster riders clocking 65 miles in the heat.
Regular stops to keepLeggi altro
A hot 37 mile ride to Tassae Cape where we grabbed a 40 baht / £1 stir fry. Then it was hiring three longtail boats to take us, our bikes and luggage the mile to Koh Sukorn.
Koh Sukorn is anLeggi altro