Maybe it was the heat or the hills we encountered on the road yesterday but we both slept like logs last night and woke before 6am, ready to hit the road. After one last cuddle with the friendly cat, we were off on our way to Chon Buri.
(Hairy cat cuddles)
As predicted, the journey along the highway was not very pleasant, with heavy traffic and many large trucks speeding in the direction of Bangkok. At least we had a good hard shoulder for most of the way and the undulating road gave us a good workout.
(Morning mist along highway 3)
(Portraits of the King and Queen are positioned outside many businesses)
(A grand temple entrance)
We arrived into Chon Buri shortly after noon and cycled around for a little while before we found some accommodation. Life truly is a see-saw with ups and downs, and while we had a wonderful place to stay last night, we checked in to tonight's accommodation while reminding "it is just for one night". Not the nicest spot we've stayed but it could be worse. Maybe we have been too spoilt this past week. We spent the afternoon wandering through the town and found a nice cafe where we could relax for a while.
(Coffee tuk tuk)
(Hard work pedalling people around in the heat. He was dead to the world when we passed by)
As we were walking through the town after dinner, we stopped to ask a woman for directions. Something got lost in translation and the woman thought we were looking for the local temple. Given it was early evening, we can only assume she thought we were looking for the temple because we were in need of somewhere to stay for the night. She offered for us to stay at her home, saying it would be free and we would be very welcome. The kindness of strangers! Definitely a recurring theme on our journey. We thanked her, explaining we were staying nearby but no doubt it would have been an interesting evening.
Tomorrow we ride to Bangkok, for our final day on the bikes. When we left Bangkok back in October last year, it was by train to Ayutthaya so it will be good to finish the trip cycling into the city.
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