Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Day 5 (26 Apr 2011) - Kanchanaburi to Mae Sot

leaving Kanachanaburi bright and not too early (due to the two young o;d men sleeping in), brings us to the flat plains of rice fields along the highway 321 , 324 and R 1 & R 32. Not too exciting an ride due to the flat terrain. Our 1st stop for fuel at the rest area brings us to the ever present Amazon cafe for our 1st drink of the day..ice mocha, freezing cholate and all the good stuff.


Our first ciggy stop at an abondon mini supermart


Guys looking good for the day and for the camera...


The interesting stretch of last 52 km after the turn off from Tak to Mae Sot

Jimm setting up his movie camera but this didn't last long as the raini was ever present along the route thus preventing the old men from letting loose on the twisties

one of the numerous check point along the route as the Myanmar border is only 5 km from the town of Mae Sot.


stalls after the 2nd check point



Mae Sot not an exciting place but a stop nonetheless as the Myanmar-Thai friendship bridge is just 5 km away


our lunch stop


riding thru Mae Sot town in search of Ban Thai
found at last Ban Thai and guys sussing out the joint....rates OK at 900 bath with free Wi Fi which is a must have for this adventure


the reception booth

at long last a room big enough to fit the three of us with Moses on the jump bed


view of room seen from the bathroom


the bathroom


exterior view of our abode for the night


gotta be the house of some nobility in this town


pig out time....

Monday, 25 April 2011

Day 4 (25 APR 2011) - 3 Pagoda Pass (Thai- Burmese Border)

We woke up to dark skies and gusty winds. Before we knew it, it was storming. What a way to start our day. Nonetheless we were determined to reach the Thai, - Myanmar border. So we put on our rain gear, and off we went!




Superwet day. bikes skidded a few times, but thankfully nothing happened..its like riding on ice.


wiseoldman on tea break

GS the best bike on the twisty mountain roads. seriously.



We rode and rode and rode till we saw 3 not very large white pieces of stone. The 3 Pagodas? hmmmm.... we rode so far for this??

happy people

Soldier told us not to upload photos of him. but oh well.


The Myanmar border. YEA!


Beneath here lies the time capsule. to be opened in 2045.

Flying the thai flag high


future flag bearer



K1300R

Bridge over troubled waters


3 wisemen

The Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum. During WW2 the POWs were made to build this pass through the mountain range with only shovels and adze. At night, the railway was littered with light from the kerosene lanterns giving an eerie image of a passage to Hell. Hence the name "Hellfire Pass"

Inside the museum.



Good food, good bikes, good friends.

What more can we ask for.

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Day 3 (continued) -The War Museum

Some pics from the War Museum

The Death Railway Train

A ghost in the haunted train

"Please conserve the buffaloes by not killing them!"


The Baddies





Weapons of Mass Destruction



A dead soldier






Big Bomb

Small bomb

Some kinda machine gun

many many many bombs


$$$$$$$

Japanese war bike

Morris Minor


Old Canon camera vs New Canon camera


Old Comms set vs New Comms set