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Thank you to all who shared the January ride with us. It was a pleasure to meet the new folks and a pleasure to see current acquaintances.
The January 10 ride was a nice one. Had a good turnout and great weather. We also had some folks from fairly far way joining us, including a wanderer from Homer, Alaska, riders Greg and Gerald from Tak and Sean and Tony from Nan. Sean is a former CR resident that many of you know already (The Kangaroo Bar) and of course, Tony is the dude from Tony’s Place in Nan, where we kind of based ourselves out of on the Nan ride last month. Tony decided he would come to Chiang Rai and join us for this ride. I’m glad he did and I hope he makes time for more rides in the future. It was good to see him again and it was nice to see Sean again as well.
We lost folks several times on this ride but some of them rejoined us at different stops. Some of those who took wrong turns still ended up enjoying their day out, discovering other roads and lunch stops. And that is okay, so long as they have a good day in the north of Thailand.
The meeting time at PTT found approximately 20 bikes attending, five of those being “two-ups”. No cars or trucks joined us for this one. We had a couple of PCX’s which stayed up with everyone just fine and we had some Harley’s, the largest being around 1,800 cc. We had a variety of bike sizes in between those two, and those ranged from sports bikes, smaller cruiser, small dirt bikes and larger dirt bikes.
Leaving the PTT at 09:00, most of us headed across town to the west to pick up the 1211 and then headed south to the 118. Shortly after entering the 118, we arrived at Charin resort. I almost always stop at that place when I am in that area and this day, I stopped because it was time to pee. Arriving at the café, we met up with those who had taken route 1 directly south and several of the guys decided to have a pie and coffee. After a short break, we headed south again to connect with the 109. The 109 takes us through some low mountains and is a pleasure to spend time on. It is a decent road, a few rough spots but not much traffic, and has some good views at the higher elevations. For those who know the road, the previous landslides (last year) that blocked one lane have finally been cleared and the section high on the mountain that was under construction for so long has been finished. However, rains have washed quite a bit of sand off of that newly cut mountain onto the new roadway surface in a few spots.
The trip west, over the mountains, was quick and we found ourselves regrouping just south of Fang. A few of the guys knew a favorite lunch stop in Fang and headed there for an early lunch. The rest of us headed for Thaton and lunch on the riverbank. Somehow, we lost a rider or two on that stretch so we were a few short at lunch time. Lunch was a two hour break, I believe, as folks met new people and exchanged pleasantries and info. I always say this and I’ll say it again- It is really cool to see these guys and gals meeting new people and adding new riding acquaintances to their social circle. If our day rides are nothing else, they are a good opportunity to meet new riding buddies and share info about routes, riding experiences and sites that are worth visiting.
On the south side of the river at Thaton, near the bridge, is a little row of storefronts and food and coffee shops. Most of the crowd opted for the obvious diner, which offers a variety of Thai food. Myself and several others ended up in the coffee shop next door. The coffee shop looks and advertises as if it is a coffee shop only but it you ask for the menu, they have a very good range of western style dishes in addition to the usual Thai fare. I ordered two tuna sandwiches, ( I thought they would be small) and it was all I could do to finish them. They are stuffed with plenty of tuna, tomato and lettuce. Good stuff.
After lunch, the group occupied the riverbank for some more rest and chatter as we waited for a couple of guys who had made a wrong turn. We eventually headed east on the 1089 and at the police check point south of Doi Mae Salong, the group split, with some opting for the short way to CR and others going on up into Mae Salong for a cup of coffee and a sweet cake. The place we stopped at is the shop that Ian has mentioned before and advised that they are the best in the north. Several of us agreed with him. Woraphat had the cheesecake and I sampled a bit of that. Super. If you get the chance, this is THE shop you need to hit when in that area.
After an extended break (these guys really like the part of the ride where they get to sit and chat and meet new folks), we split up the group again, with some heading back south to the police checkpoint and then east to Highway 1 and some of us heading straight east to highway 1. After a great descent filled with turns and lovely views on that route, we turned onto highway 1 and had a leisurely ride home from here. It was a great ride, a great day out and it makes me look forward to the next one. Hope to see you all again on February 10, a Sunday.
Pics from the January ride can be found here- http://chiangraities.com/index.php?topic=1021.msg5890#msg5890
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Regards,
Marty and Woraphat
Chiang Rai, Thailand
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