Day 21 Sun 18/07 - Prachuap Khiri Khan to Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park

Today Distance: 73.8 km             Total: 1459.3km

Today Temp : 25- 35c
Time on Bike : 3hr  49min
Ave Speed : 19.3 kmh      Max: 42.0 kmh                                                                                                    Ave Climb : 2%                Max: 10%
Altitude: 110m                  Max: 84m
Today spending : 453 baht           Total: 7075baht

Feeling a little sad to leave such a beautiful town in PrachuapKhiri Khan,isn't the name also sound LOVELY? Having bid farewell to Gary but Ning was not in good mood for a group photo.We started at 7.40am and follow the same road back to Highway 4.The pace was furious with me leading in front,with the help of a little tail wind and a pretty flat highway.Brent signal for a rest stop and a check on my cyclometer show an average of 23.5 km/h. Then something unexpected struck after the rest.I felt a jerk like something hitting my back wheel as I tried to balance myself from falling,the next minute I saw Brent has plunged into the side bushes with hid trailer landed on one side.Luckily for him,no injury caused but his bike derailleur housing was badly damaged.He spent almost an hour to get it ridable temporary.Today wasn't a good day for Brent,having also lost his sunglasses in Ning's Guesthouse.The 2nd unexpected event happened when we did a right turn from Highway 4 to Khao Daeng town situated in Khao Sam Roi National Park as recommended by Gary.We were not told of the 200baht entry fee.We  paid up rather unwillingly cos' its too far to ride back to the highway.Our destination was to stay in Hua Hin earlier,we thought we might as well camp in the park to explore to make the 200 baht worth.While riding along the quiet roads,we saw many limestone rock hills and vast areas of shrimp ponds being farmed by the villagers.We climbed to the top of the Khao Daeng View Point by hiding our bikes in the bushes.The panorama view from the top was fantastic! Coastal sea on one side and the mountain on the other,with the villages,temples and roads on the low land.One disappointment was too late for a visit to the Phraya Nakhon Cave which has a temple built inside. We set up our tents next to the restaurant with permission given for shower.

                                       Group picture with Gary in Ning's Guesthouse

                           Gary's Hartley Davidson (Honda 125) has travelled 160,000km

                                     Tower at the right turn-off to Ban Khao Daeng

                     At the entry Check point of Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park . fee 200baht

                                                                         Park Headquarter

                                                   Languors active in the mangrove tree

                         Passing thru' earth gravel path to climb up the Khao Daeng View Pt

                                             Hiding our bikes at the bushes

                                          Brent watering the cactus plant on the way up

                                           At the top of the Khao Daeng View Pt

                                                    The Happiness......

                                                "Brent you jump ,Then I jump ok?"

                                 Bird's eye view of the Khao Daeng town and the sea

                                                   Beautiful temples below the hill

                                                    Very lively animal sculptures

                                                          Overlapping rock faces

                                                                 Fishing village

                                              Prominent landmark of Crab and dragon of the beach

                        Walk on the rock path to visit the cave,but too late,it was closed

                                 Sai Beach at the end of the rock walk

My 2nd night camp at the compound next to a restaurant.The big Gong at the back where we had our shower.And my surprise guard at my tent - Dog