December 10, 2016
to Li: finding the small roads
Yesterday was about getting out of Chiang Mai, the second biggest city in Thailand and just down the road. Today, the first part was meandering through back roads and villages even finding a fancy coffee shop in a small village. The iced cappuccino that costs 70 in Chiang Mai costs half that here.
We find our way through orchards and past gilded temples to the 106 highway, from there it is a straight shot to Li. The last 50kms become more of a struggle. Patrick is not feeling well with a cold and coughing fits. The road is undulating with the downhills not helping much with the up in the uphills. And in some sections the wind was not our friend.
In Li we stay at the Ingpha Resort, a very nice place right in the center of town. The bungalows are set in a spacious garden, and the 500 baht per night even includes breakfast. Rachel goes out to the 7-11 for drinks and snacks. Sprite for Patrick, a beer for Rachel. The cashier doesn't ring up the beer, it is only sold from 11-2 and after 5 until midnight, the time is two thirty. So a cold green tea will have to do. Rachel also went in search of a pharmacy and found a nyquil-like pill that should help suppress Patrick's cough and help him sleep.
It takes us a while to find dinner though, there aren't any real restaurants, the eateries in the market have all closed down or are only serving take-away in little plastic bags. Finally we find a streetside cart that serves an okay vegetable fried rice. We wonder if we are a little too early for the real nightmarket, but it sure feels like this town is shutting down for the night at 6:00.
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Today's ride: 89 km (55 miles)
Total: 25,956 km (16,119 miles)
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