February 12th: Kamphaeng Phet to Salok Bat – 65km
Day 122
On some roads we feel like an explorer discovering new lands, and on some we’re a commuter going to our 9-5. We are travelling on the latter today. Don’t get me wrong, AH1 has a wonderfully smooth surface, but it’s not the most exotic stretch of road. I took some shot of rice paddies, with the rising sun glinting off the surface but I was careful not to get the power-lines or billboards in the shot. This is why pure cycling tourers choose back roads. We want to see beautiful and awe-inspiring sights, and we want them to be between our climbing destinations to keep us entertained.
After we leave Krabi, we’ll be on a pure cycling trip until we reach Townsville Australia. I’ve contacted a youth center there in the hopes that we can mail our rope, quick-draws and other heavy climbing gear. Then we are planning to travel along the east coast of peninsular Malaysia purely for the sights.
On a side note, I almost wrote that we will pursue the road less taken, but we have only come across 7 other touring cyclists since we left. In our first 2 months we came across one. For the most part we are quite satisfied with our level of adventure, but for those reading this considering taking AH1, it’s fast, convenient, and direct, but it’s also noisy and not very scenic.
罗保红
Feb 22, 2014 @ 18:29:42
人生没有彩排，每天都是直播。阳光，源自你内心的澄澈。