Ferda and I are pretty lazy bicycle tourists. We rode with Jack for about three weeks from Cha-Am to Krabi. Then we spent the next three weeks island hopping with more time sitting on the beach than sitting in the saddle. After a week on Koh Kradan we pedaled four days to Kangar, the largest city in Malayia’s smallest state, Perlis.
In these last days in Thailand we were reminded of the good things about bicycle touring here: it’s very easy to be in Thailand, the food is good, the hotels are clean and comfortable, and the people are wonderful. We never did find an adventurous side like in Sulawesi or the Philippines. Whether that’s an advantage or disadvantage depends, I suppose, on your point of view.
On the boat from Koh Kradan to Kuangtungku we got some views of Koh Muk. We’d heard good things about staying there.
That evening we found a great hotel in Yan Ta Khao
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