“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t...” - Henry Ward Beecher
 |
| (A cosy R&R area for a cup of hot coffee at Route 41) |
Day 02: 02 Dec 2019 (Monday)
Route: Hat Yai - Chumphon
Distance: 482 km
Hotel: Nana Buri Hotel, Chumphon
 |
| (Additional roti canai after a plate of nasi dagang) |
08:30 - Drove leisurely towards Chumphon in a nice cool weather.
10:00 - Coffee break at Route 41. Met Mubarak and Yuziana with their two young daughters. They were heading towards north of Thailand and planning to enter Laos with their car.
 |
| (Our Toyota Hi-Lux for the Kembara trip) |
 |
| (A new attraction in the making at Route 41) |
 |
| (The young bro Mubarak on a road trip too) |
 |
| (A few halal restaurants at the Thung Son food-court) |
 |
| (A simple lunch of sambal keli and sup daging with ulam) |
17.15 - Arrived in Chumphon in the heavy rain. Passed a few road blocks and saw three major accidents on the slippery road along the way.
17:30 - Checked-in Nana Buri Hotel for THB800/night with breakfast. The room was spaciously comfortable but the lighting was bad for the eyes.
 |
| (Dark clouds over the town of Chumphon) |
 |
| (Our favorite lodging in Chumphon) |
 |
| (A clean and spacious room) |
18:00 - Rested in the hotel room while hubby changed some foreign currencies at a bank in the supermarket. Getting rid of small denominations of old Sterling Pounds.
 |
| (Hotel lobby of Nana Buri Hotel) |
19:00 - Walked to Restaurant Fareeda but it was closed. Looks like it was closed for good.
19:15 - Alternative dinner of shrimp and black pepper burgers from 7-eleven by the sidewalk.
 |
| (Eating our burgers by the sidewalk) |
19:30 - An hour of strong foot massage at Wansuk Reflexology before we walked back to the hotel for a good night sleep.
GPS Coordinates:
ReplyDeleteNana Buri Hotel, Chumphon (10.49845, 99.180632)