“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times…”
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| (The gang at Route 41, cheerful and energetic) |
Route: Phatthalung - Prachuap Khiri Khan – Kui Buri
Distance: 587 km
Hotel: Kui Buri 3BB Budget Resort
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| (Our favorite lodging in Phatthalung) |
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| (A large dining area for special functions) |
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| (The heavy rain cleansed the dust and grime) |
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| (A morning briefing in the light drizzle) |
We had nasi goreng for breakfast at the Muslim Restaurant in front of Masjid Darul Islam Phatthalung. We had to wait for a while as the the owner had to fetch the cook from her house. While waiting, we humored ourselves by allowing the owner and his brother to interview and took video of the gang. He later uploaded our photos and video in his fb and thanked us for visiting his stall.
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| (Masjid Darul Islam in Phatthalung) |
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| (The gang after breakfast at the Muslim stall) |
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| (Riding out of Phatthalung in the rain) |
It was already late when we started riding in the rain and stopped at Route 41 for photo shots and bought t-shirts at a discount using Pok Deng's BMW member card. As a compliment, we received free Route 41 stickers.
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| (A brief stop at Route 41 rest area) |
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| (A souvenir shop and cafe) |
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| (Getting ready for onward journey) |
It stopped raining and the weather was getting better. On the way to Khun Sarai we stopped to refuel at PTT O’Valley Surat Thani. We used to stay at the O'Valley Hotel situated behind the PTT. The room was a little bit pricey but the Tom Yam Kung and crispy fried garupa dishes served in the hotel restaurant were very tasty and yummy.
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| (Riding in sunny clear weather) |
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| (Coffee stop at the Amazon Cafe) |
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| (A tall glass of iced cappuccino to quench the thirst) |
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| (Suddenly it started to rain heavily again) |
We were drenched wet when we arrived at Khun Sarai R&R in Chumphon. There are two Muslim eatery areas at this R&R but we loved to have our meals in the main building. The sambal belacan dan fresh ulam are complimentary. After a hearty late lunch of hot steamy soup and omelette rice, we performed our prayers at the surau. There are two Muslim praying areas situated on both sides of the main building.
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| (Khun Sarai R&R in Chumphon) |
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| (My favorite omelette rice and soup) |
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| (Drenched to the skin and shivering cold) |
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| (Riding with care on a slippery wet road) |
We started riding in the heavy rain towards north. It was already dark and still raining heavily when we reached Prachuap Khiri Khan. We planned to have dinner before we check-in the hotel but unfortunately Maria Halal Restaurant was closed. According to the owner, the shop was struck by strong storm last night and damaged parts of the roof. We tried to look for other halal restaurants nearby but none were opened.
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| (Arriving at the resort in the dark, tired and wet) |
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| (A small cozy clean room) |
To add to our list of bad luck today, all hotels along the beach were fully booked. We started looking for a lodging along the route north and found a small budget hotel in Kui Buri. We were lucky that there were still rooms available. The 3BB Resort cost us B400/night.
We were not very hungry, so we had a mug of hot Horlick before we retired for the night.
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