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Leaving Prachuap on the coastal road, we had a tough 200km over the next couple of days… First we took the wrong road (again!) and had to cycle an extra 10k around a peninsula, got attacked by a pack of 6 angry dogs, and then had to climb over a really steep hill in the heat of the day. Finally we got to Thung Wua Laem beach near Chumphon, a sleepy resort with only a few hotels and a diving centre. Since we were tired and it was now dark we checked into the largest hotel there, marketing itself as a ‘diving resort’.
The next morning, we promptly checked out and into a new bungalow near the beach at half the price at 600 Baht (10 GBP). Sedef was also disappointed to find out there was no scuba diving at the so-called ‘diving resort’ due to low demand (!). They needed a minimum of 10 divers and she was the only one!!
We took two rest days here to recharge our batteries, even out our farmer tans, and to feed our bellies! Well Nic did – as he sometimes does he had a continuous craving for Spaghetti Bolognaise, and must have had the same dish at least 10 times in the short time we were there. Often double portions in one meal!! He enjoyed it hugely, washing it down with freshly squeezed watermelon… mmmm…
We also met a fellow cyclist-traveller during our stay here. Durk Van Der Veen, hailing from Holland, who had just spent over a month cycling in New Zealand, and then flew to Bangkok, cycling down on the same route as us towards Phuket. We exchanged cycling stories, copied out information on route, accommodation etc. from his amazingly detailed cycling tour guide (alas in Dutch!!!).
