Brekky at the motel consisted of one rice flour and coconut pancake and a banana. A bit light on for cycling 84km in the heat, but we get plenty of snacks along the way so we'll survive. Rode away at 8am into an already hot day, got up to about 33deg but in the sun it was energy sapping and felt like more. Luckily there's a lot of rubber trees growing close to the road so we got some shade as we rode. Didn't see any cities or big towns, just a series of villages ...

80km - 28-35deg, fine and sunny. Slept really well; all that waiting was exhausting. The room was so big that it had two large aircon units, one at each end, both locked on 16deg. Gunther and Yvonne would had enjoyed it but I was tucked up under the blankets. Brekky at 7am on the hotel roof, then on the bike at 8. Left the city fairly quickly through the morning rush hour. The streets were packed with vehicles of every description, scooters, bikes, trucks, buses,...

Amazing brekky in a pretty swish hotel. Pity we weren't staying longer, but we have ks to get under our wheels, this is not a sit around the pool tour. Rode away from the hotel at 8:15am onto a smooth (hot mix) wide verge. The roads here have improved dramatically over the last 10 years they are now streets ahead of us, pun intended. In addition the motorists were much more courteous and every vehicle gives us a wide berth or waited behind us until it was safe. 7...

BANGKOK TO KANCHANABURI, both Thailand. Superb early brekky, choice of Asian or European then packed up ready to go by 8am. To avoid the traffic we were driven out of Bangkok to a temple where we got our bikes, fitted our clip-in pedals, adjusted saddles etc ready to ride. Although a basis model, the Trek 4300 29 inch mt bike goes along fine and does the job. The highlights of the day were just being on the bike looking at something really different, a couple of ...

Due to the lack of options flying out of Hervey Bay it took two days to get to Bangkok, with an overnight in Sydney. Discovered the Rydges Airport Hotel right across the road from the International Terminal. They had a fantastic gym so hit the pedals and weights for a workout on the afternoon I arrived. Both flights HB - Syd direct and Syd - Bkk direct were uneventful and smooth. Arrived Bangkok on time at 1420 Sunday. Didn't sleep during the whole 9 hours of the...