Krabi, Thailand
Mission Complete - shattered, having a well deserved Singa beer. End Transmission.
Trang, Thailand
Engine Blown, right off, trucking it to Krabi finish line - Gutted, so close
Hat Yai, Thailand
10 km out of Hat Yai and the engine decides to stop working - have a team of Thai guys working on it, so hopefully will be back on road in next half hour
Satun, Thailand
Bit of a debacle yesterday, as Malaysian Coppers insisted we go in convoy, so the our pace was significantly slower than we've become used to, also meant the border was closed. Stayed the night in a Hotel close and were up at 5.30 am to cross into the Kingdom of Thailand.
Medan, Indonesia
0 km's today and about 5 Bintangs so far. Watching the Rugby. Thankfully the player calls from the Mosque opposite, which somewhat drowned the commentary in the first half, has now stopped@
Medan, Indonesia
Arrived Medan, after a long 11 slog, and what a dump we've been rewarded with, do not let those cheap Air Asia flights fool you - this is defiantly not a place to visit.
Sibolga, Indonesia
Arrived last night after 450km 11.5 hour drive. Drove down though the 'Gorilla's in the Mist' type mountains and then once more a coast road. Cold beers, decent food and prob best Hotel yet and that's only just.... Heading to Medan today.
Bukittinggi, Indonesia
Short 6 hour hop up into
Painan, Indonesia
Another twelve hour day. Had more minor exhaust problems....again, but were sorted quickly. We were on course to make Padang, unfortunately torrential rain and the locals' warnings of landslights forced us to stop. Depressingly its another dry town.
Bengkulu, Indonesia
Drove 350 km today, up along the coast. Roads were mostly good but a few shocking sections. Managed to loose exhaust again, but this was quickly fixed by the local mechanic, who it turned out was quite a fan of the pop band Aqua - it seems Europop has no borders. Accommodation levels continue on a rapid downward spiral, however the Juventus bed sheets are a nice touch.
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