Pak Khat - Yasothon-Khueng Nai

[Marco]

Hi guys

Did quick trip to my relatives near by nong Khai (Pak Khat) 89km fom NK.
17-19.Oct

on he way the did easy way up and used big roads via Khon Kaen and met John there, had a quick "late" lunch and had a few words, thanx for coming John, always nice to see you.

then back from NK i desided to take following roads
Start address: 212
End address: Sukha Phiban 8

Start at: 212
452 km – (google estimate) about 8 hours 2 mins (took me 4h 45minutes)
1. Head southwest on 212 - 4.2 km
2. Turn left at 2095 - 24.1 km
3. Slight left to stay on 2095 - 28.8 km
4. Turn right to stay on 2095 - 3.6 km
5. Turn left to stay on 2095 - 11.0 km
6. Turn right at 222 - 83.2 km
7. Continue on 227 - 14.3 km
8. Turn left toward 2218 - 5.2 km
9. Slight left at 2218 - 42.8 km
10. Turn right to stay on 2218 - 5.4 km
11. Turn right at 213 - 21.1 km
12. Turn left at 2291 - 5.1 km
13. Slight right to stay on 2291 - 0.4 km
14. Turn right to stay on 2291 - 9.4 km
15. Turn left to stay on 2291 - 2.0 km
16. Turn right to stay on 2291 - 0.1 km
17. Turn left to stay on 2291 - 13.7 km
18. Turn right to stay on 2291 - 0.3 km
19. Turn left to stay on 2291 - 18.4 km
20. Continue on 2046 - 58.7 km
21. Turn left at 23 - 33.4 km
22. Slight right at Chaeng Sanit - 7.2 km
23. Continue on 23 - 57.9 km

Arrive at: Chaeng Sanit

24. Head south on Chaeng Sanit - 73 m
25. Turn right - 1.1 km

Arrive at: Unknown road

26. Head south toward Sukha Phiban 8 - 0.2 km
27. Turn right at Sukha Phiban 8 - 0.1 km

Arrive at: Sukha Phiban 8

Here is few pictures from the road, I do have to say that it is not most entertaining road to ride as there is nothing to see, lot's of potholes on the almost all the rural roads and few road constructions as well, lot's of small villages where kids running cross the road and like normal thais,never look around before running...

 

[johngooding]

Hi Marco,
Thanks for the trip report and pictures
It was good to catch up with you too, and I am sorry I was a bad boy and came out with no money, so you ended up buying me lunch. Hey maybe a good tactic for the future. Wallet stays at home, but not such a great idea because the Khon Kaen police are getting a bit keen, and last week my wife was fined 200Baht for not haveing license on her. They would not let her go along to the police station later and show it.
Hope to see you for a ride before too long Cheers, John

 

[ray23]

Great running across you at the gas station. Looks like we ended up on the same kind of roads Issan is Issan :lol: Just different numbers.

I'll try to get a trip report done this week.

 

[Marco]

ray23 wrote: Great running across you at the gas station. Looks like we ended up on the same kind of roads Issan is Issan :lol: Just different numbers.

I'll try to get a trip report done this week.

Indeed Ray, it was so surprice for me to see you guys and few other familiar faces as well,, you guys really enjoyed your ride and as our house was just beside the road, i heard you guys or some of the guys in HD's coming back bit late as windows where shaking almost off,,,and next morning few others.

BTW, just for heads up for you guys in NK area, my cousin is in the drugs unit and he told me that there has been increasing number's of farang's trying to smuggle drugs now, last one was argentinian (3kg),, be carefull in the bikes as those has been used as well and they will doing spto checks all the time, same goes in GT area.

 

[ray23]

The guys that went back early were the slow riders A group name and they dont fit the description :lol:

It was funny as can be we enbded up stopping for lunch about 20 K's up the road and there was a wedding arch going to the dinning area. We were all trying to gues if that was the place yuo went to the wedding?

Fronted right onto the river. Beautiful view of a jungle on Lao.

 

[Marco]

Hi Ray

No it was not wedding, was engagement party and it's 3km in right bend after the Pak Khat "town"

the time you guys passed it was not yet started,we start at 6pm..

wedding how ever will be in February..

 

[ray23]

Ah Mystery solved

Thanks