"Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations..." - Oliver Goldsmith
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| (A township at Singkhorn Pass Myanmar border) |
Date: 13 Sep 2018 (Thursday)
Route: Phuket - Singkhon Pass - Chaam
Hotel: Chaam Villa Hotel
We had breakfast of Nasi Goreng at Pakcik stall near the masjid. We drove on route 415 and route 401 towards Surat Thani then on route 4 heading towards Chumphon. We stopped to buy a few boxes of salted eggs at Ban Nai Huai. They are from Surat Thani’s Chaiya district where they are famed for their distinctly red yolks and having the right balance of saltiness. Later we stopped for lunch and prayers at Khun Sarai R&R.
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| (Buying salted eggs from a Muslim stall) |
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| (The colorful millineal eggs) |
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| (As usual, egg rice, soup, ulam and sambal for lunch) |
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| (Khun Sarai R&R near Chumphon) |
Before we reached Prachuap Khiri Khan we detoured towards Singkhorn Pass at Thailand /Myanmar border. The Singkhorn Pass is only open for Myanmar and Thai residents travelling either way for up to two days. It connects Mueang Prachap Khiri Khan with a very remote part of Myanmar.
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| (Making a detour to Singkhorn Pass, Myanmar border) |
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| (A pass across Tenasserim Hill) |
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| (The signage leading to Thailand/Myanmar Border) |
This pass is on road 1039, about 14 km from the junction of Route 41. The road on the Burmese side leads to Myeik via Mawdaung and Tanintharyi, and has been recently been repaired. Singkhon Pass has been upgraded in infrastructure, public utilities, urban planning and landscaping.
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| (Arriving at the border in late afternoon) |
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| (Motorcycle taxis available to transport those with border passes) |
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| (The clock tower at Singkhorn Pass) |
From the border we drove direct to Chaam and stayed overnight at Chaam Villa Hotel for Baht500 inclusive breakfast. Tonight we had banana pancake dinner from a Bangla stall near the hotel. It was raining very heavily throughout the night.
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