Splendiferous Ride.

Daily Stats

Distance: 77kms

Time: 4 hours 32 mins

Elevation: 1559 meters

Speed: 17.1 kph

Accumulated Elevation: 26133 meters

Accumulated Distance: 1815 kms

Daily Disasters

I accidentally booked the guesthouse for last night.

I woke early and made my way to the dining /reception. No one was there, so I waited eventually someone turned up made me a hot chocolate and I left without breakfast.

My room was nice but I nearly came a cropper, again there’s a big step into the apartment.

The ride was once again spectacular an am fully into what’s called the Mae Hong Son Loop. It’s a circuit that starts in Chiang Mai then follows a road that incorporates the town of Mai Hong Son. Its about 400kms long, it winds through valleys and over mountains. There are teak plantations. Lush green undergrowth covering everything.

I got to the top of the 1st mountain pass

I met an English couple who had ridden from UK over an 18months or so period (no pictures 🤦) thrn I met Johnas who had cycled from Finland also over an 18 month period. All 3 looked skinny.

Could do with a bit of this in our world today

Just when I got into Mae Hong Son a change to my normal routine of going straight to my guesthouse I went to a resturant. As I was there I noticed a message from Bookings.com saying I didn’t turn up at the guesthouse last night, 🤦 doh I had booked the wrong night. I immediately messaged the guesthouse but no reply so I cycled there 5kms. Unfortunately they were full. But they did recomend another a couple of kms away.