A busy and productive motorcycling day after a very disappointing start with my attempt to see the Olympics opening ceremony. An office colleague said it was showing on Thai TV channel 9 from 3:00am. Thinking this was a little early, and also because I didn't want to see athletes parading around for hours, I thought I would watch the closing session and the fireworks at about 5:00am. However, at 5:00am I was flicking through the channels with not an Olympics program in sight! Plus I couldn't get back to sleep!
So, after a good breakfast at Dean & Deluca, I went to Siriraj Hospital to buy my medicines, and I followed this with a visit to BNH Hospital for a flu vaccination (thankfully no side effects from the vaccination were noticed).
I then went shopping for groceries - the Triumph satchel is suburb for a short trip to the shops on the motorcycle!
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| Triumph Satchel |
And I ended up having the motorcycle washed at Cafe 66 after a super run along the coastal roads and fish farms (all of this on a day when I had decided to do office work - ugh!)
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| Coastal Road |
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| South West of Bangkok |
Thailand is, without question, quite special. Sunday was an example of a lovely hassle-free and productive motorcycling day. I needed to buy the medication that I have been taking since my heart attack in September 2011, and I thought it would be nice to visit the Kawasaki dealer for details of their Lao – China trip which is planned for August.
It was a nice day for motorcycling as it was fresh and cool (but with the possibility of rain later). I reached Motoaholic (Kawasaki Dealer) and found the shop full of customers and salespersons. Service was no problem and I soon had details of the Lao – China trip. Departure is Friday, 10 August with the motorcycles trucked to Chiang Kong, northern Thailand, and riders traveling by bus or van. Days 2 – 4 are spent touring Wai Sai Province in Lao and Yunan Province in China. Visits are arranged to rain forests, Tiger, Lion, Monkey parks, and the return on 14 August is via Chiang Kong with the bikes again trucked back to Bangkok.
After Motoaholic it was a short hop to Siriraj Hospital and the wholesale pharmacies that supply original medicines at very attractive prices. All medication was available and, given it was now around lunch time, I was feeling hungry. It was such a super day so I decided to ride to the seaside for lunch.
The route, now very familiar, was along Soi Suksuwat, south-west on Rama II, towards, Samut Sakhon, and then left (south) on Ekkachai Road through Mahachai to Changwat.
Lunch of fried fish and rice was super and inexpensive. The return along the rural roads was easy and uneventful. Motorcycle mileage upon reaching home was 9,485 kilometers (and it didn't rain).
