87 km.
This morning my landlady at Phu Chom Dao Resort brought me some Thai breakfast of noodles with meat in it, probably pork. I had not expected breakfast from her and had already downed a couple of bags of chips and a small can of cold Nescafe I bought last night. I tried telling the woman that I needed no more food but would appreciate some hot coffee if she had. She did and it was great.
Wise from yesterdays ordeal in the hills I spent some time with my GPS and map trying to figure out where to go next. I decided on SW and hit the road at around 9. It was one of those glorious days with mostly just downhill through Phu Sang national park. I was low on Baht and really needed an ATM-machine. It took a few hours but then I came into Chiang Kham where money machines were one every block. And there was a 7-eleven.
Once loaded with cash and candy, belly full, I felt ready for another long ride, but soon realized that I was now out of the hills and into the lowlands. Flat and rather ugly. I then started replanning the rest of my trip. Rather than just slogging along on uninteresting roads I decided to head towards Lampang. It will take me a couple of days to get there.
Lampang is a very nice town where I stopped several days two years ago. It is also a railhead. My plan now is to stay overnight then get a train to Bangkok. In big B I will get rid of my bike, order some things and then head for the nearest beach to straighten out my funny suntan before going home.
As always it feels sad when the cycling trip nears its end. But 'se la vie', is it not. All good things must come to an end.
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