Monday, August 2, 2010

Day 35 Sun 01/08 - A Hilly Ride in Maesae and Visit to Pong Dueat Geyser

Today Distance :  40.0 km    Total : 2093.9 km
Today Temp : 22 - 30 C
Today Spend : 135 baht        Total : 15915 baht

Jew kept to her word to accompany me riding to the Geyser this morning. She was not sure whether she is fit to complete the ride to and flo. But her determination saw her thru' as she slowly but steadily pedalled her way up the steep mountain. This is in fact her first time she has done it on her bike, the last time she visited the Geyser was with her family members in a car. She was so PROUD of her achievement that she started calling everyone on her Mobile phone. She even thanked me for given her lots of encouragement and some advices on gear shifting when tackling uphill and downhill. She was very interested to try on my recumbent,so on a flat ground,she tested a few rounds and immediately felt in love with it.I too was surprise that she could ride it so confidently without fear and my guidance. She might be thinking of getting one soon. Our ride started at 8.15 am and completed at 2.10 pm. Six hours of ride in 40 km including rest stop. Althought we were soak with the rain on our way back. We were very happy especially Jew, the reward for me is - A big oven baked pizza of vegetables and salted fish personally prepared by Jew.
Ready for the morning ride to Geyser Pong Dueat


Smiling Jew on her bike


Entrance to the Geyser 6.5 km


Road to the geyser,many pot holes


Reached the check point, free being guest of local Jew,save me 200 baht


Accommodations


The Geyser




Public pool


Private pool


Swimming pool


Big climb on the way back


View point



more photos of Jew
"Jalor gemilang" taking a sharp bent
Jew love baking and also part time for toothpaste advertisement (just kidding)
My reward for bringing joy and happiness to Jew. Left one is mine with salted fish

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Brater Meng,
Yes, finally the photos are up. It seem you are also good as NS trainer. Keep it up, Meng! Journey is going to be more exciting in this remote area. Take very good care of yourself. Cheers from TTK.

Anonymous said...

Sawasdee ka

still wanna send you more homemade pizza with a big thanks !
good luck on your trip and take care

Anonymous said...

Hi Meng,
I bet you're grinning from ear to ear with this kind of boarding place. The pics are wonderful. Hope there's more of this in front of your journey for you to savour.
Cheerio...
Chong5

9W2OCC SHAM aka Misai Tanglooong said...
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9W2OCC SHAM aka Misai Tanglooong said...

thx for uploading the amazing picture of the bridge of river kwae and others entry bro Meng,,,

sorry about the tak sabar things,,,

happy cranking and ride safe bro,,,

TS BOk said...

Meng, good to see that you r being taken cared of. So nice of Jew to be such a wonderful host. Thanks for posting up the photos!. I enjoyed viewing them... keep 'em coming ok. Ride safe.