Bought the bicycle

Mellow morning, talk to young woman from London who just arrived and is going to spend a year in Southeast Asia, her first long backpacking trip, she has the spirit.

I set off on foot to the decathlon store. with the Google routing for walking I end up in very small passages and along a canal. probably not many tourists ever go here.

In the decathlon they have an ST100 mountain bike that I am familiar with from the Camino. It's just 7,500 baht which is $225. The only thing is that didn't have any XL sizes in store so I have to go to Korat and start ridng from there.

The French guy I spoke with yesterday had mentioned that area Northeast of Bangkok and said it was very untouristed and very mellow so it would seem this is going to be a great starting point.

I had sushi and did a massage chair session in the same shopping center. Following Google to get a ferry has me walking down an alley where an older lady said the ferry is no longer going. I'm not the first one to follow ancient Google directions, they're pretty bad in Thailand.

Pha Chang ferry to Grand Palace. I meandered back to the hostel through a few touristy zones and slept for a few hours. I'll take all the rest I can get.

Good nap and I woke up thinking symphony and found out that on the 19th there is one free in the park. I added two days to my stay in Bangkok. Watched a movie late into the night about creating and producing your dreams, maybe I should take note.Read more