Lom Sak to Phitsanulok

Fri 21/02/14, 134km

Took my time getting going mostly due to fatigue. Looking at the map it appeared I was in for another hilly day, although in hindsight it mountainous rather than hilly. Reading the Lonely Planet guide should've given the game away as this was the area the Peoples Liberation Army of Thailand were holed up in up to 1982 and any area that could act as cover for a long running insurgency like that is probably pretty rugged.

The mountains started almost as soon as I left town, although the roads were better than the previous day in terms of gradients and continuity of climbs. Reminded me of Turkey again. Unfortunately large sections were under repair but still pleasant enough. After a while the terrain levelled off a bit until a long mostly downhill stretch. I was blown by this point though and a headwind cut into the joy of the descent as it followed a river.

Rolled into town quite late so ended up having an early, large, dinner at the Bam Mai. Food was fantastic, stir fry veg and river prawns in a spicy sauce with fresh green peppercorns.

Nice cycling

Sometimes I do get a little disoriented