Thursday, October 13, 2011

Prachup Khiri Khan to Hua Hin

Tuesday 11th October 2011

Left Prachup Khiri Khan around 10.00 am and hit the highway towards Hua Hin about 92 km away. It was very hot all the way and we had to make several stops for drinks. It is the hottest day so far and it really drained our energy. 25 km from Hua hin we passed a town that has a structure (building) that is made in the shape of a pineapple. The building must be the biggest replica of the pineapple in the world. It is at least 6 to 7 stories in height and it must be the office of the agricultural dept. We reached Hua Hin around 5pm and called 'Gai' , the sweet Thai lady (girl) who was with the group of Big Bikers in Chumpon. She came to meet me and Din and checked us into a comfortable hotel and also took us out ( in a tuk tuk) to dinner at a muslim eating stall, at a very large area, where there were many eating stalls serving many kinds of food including western fare besides Thai dishes. We had seafood tomyam, kangkong belachan and a chicken dish that were all very tasty but it was very 'hot' because we didn't specify that we prefer a milder version. She paid for everything. Our stay in Hua Hin was sponsored by the Malaysian Big Bikers that we met in Chumpon a few days ago. God bless them. I am indeed grateful.

Hua Hin is quite a big place by the sea and there are lots of tourists and foreigners who have made the place their home. I have not seen much of the place but it is similar to Penang.
Bangkok is still about 250 km away and I really can't say when we will reach it.

1 comment:

Joe said...

Hope you meet more generous folks along the way!!