Left Hatyai at 9am local time and getting out of town was quite slow with heavy traffic and having to go through the several traffic lights at several junctions before you get on to the highway. Once on the highway all went smoothly.
Being a Sunday most places along the way were closed except for a few family-run 'coffee shops' and noodle stalls. Again the route was almost straight with a wide m/cycle and bicycle lane and no toll booths anywhere.
'Din' had another (4th) puncture at km 55 about halfway to Patthalung.We were lucky that it happened near a family-run warung so we managed to patch the puncture (a basin of water was provided by the lady manning the 'warung ' to detect the hole without much problem. We now consider ourselves 'experts' mending punctures.
From km54 to km51 we passed no less than 50 stalls selling pineapple fruits. Heaps of pineapples and whole fruits cut in half are displayed at all the stalls. Each fruit sells for 100 Bhat each. This must be a pineapple growing region. Interestingly all the stalls are manned by ladies. I wonder why.
We reached Patthalung around 5 p.m and managed to find a hotel run by a husband and wife team. Again hearing of my arduous journey, we were given a small discount. The place doesn't have much to offer tourists but the area surrounding it boasts of a captivating inland lake and a heaven for birdwatching. We are not rushing and tomorrow we head to Thung Son.
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