Friday 17 October 2014

Day 1: Chiang Mai – Khaem Son




Tues, Oct 14, 2014

Left house in Chiang Mai @ 9:30 with friends, Brian and Oliver, after a motorcycle photo shoot.  Glad that the orange cat who snuck in the front door while we were loading the bikes was not locked inside our house for 2 months!  Coffee breaks in Lampang and Den Chai where Brian and Oliver's escort ended and they looped back to Chiang Mai.

At Uttaradit and again in Nakhon Thai we decided to keep going down to Hwy#12 to find a place for the night.  When we got to #12 it was complete construction mayhem and a dusty dirt road which slowed us down a bit.  We found "Motel 12" at the side of the Hwy with the best views yet out the back.  A surreal dude ranch - a 3-legged horse with a prosthetic leg, sheep, a "Western Shop", and a restaurant sign boasting "Steak, Salad, Food and Spaghetti" (in that order).   Great dinner and a room with a view.



Departure:  9:30
Arrived:  5:30
Total breaks:  1:30 hrs

Total driving:  6:30 hrs
Total distance:  443km


Chiang Mai...Lampang...Uttaradit...Nakhon Thai...Khaem Son

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