Sideways

The boredom of highway hacking gets on your nerves sometimes, it is not helped by either the rain or the lorries making heavy wind swirls, almost making me fall of the bike. Getting of the highway even for a coffee at the gas station gives great new strength for the next stretch. But boredom  is easily cured by getting on to the sideroads..

Not thinking where and just turn might surprise you what you might see.

An elephant? A cave with the most awesome views? or just a little deserted beach you can relax your senses on...? 

It doesnt matter what you see but getting off means that you see some rural richdom.
The people you meet along these roads are indeed themselves worth turning out from the highway.
The encounters with the banana stand girls or the conversations about pitbulls with the farmers, or with the lady selling yummy pineapple cookies .

Their smiles motivates for new search of paths along the way. 

I might have to change my agenda of motivation a bit. Going to Lao on a moped seemed like a crazy idea and drove me forward because of its challenge, but it is not the entire point of this trip. Depth of this, is the people and some of the places and views you see along the way, that truly staggers you and keeps you going further.

Tonight Im  in Pretchaburi, a town about 150 km from Bangkok, and tomorrow awaits the big city.

I cant believe that the bike has made it this far, 1400 km and still going strong!

Not to jinx it or anything, but this little thing have been the only reliable thing on this journey so far, and far the most appreciated possession I have right now.
My buttock might not feel the same way, but that's just one of the few limitations on this bike.

So...Inventory check; everything is dirty.
Me, the bike, the backpack and all of my clothes. Time to find a washing machine and some soap.