Si Satchanalai, Chiang Khan, Muaklek, Bowin and more....

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Being able to get away from home for 8 days as Boy is taking care of doggie Charlie and house, i decided to go on a non-planned trip. Left Tue morning via CNX, Lampang in direction of Denchai but turned off onto the fabulous #101 to Sisatchanalai. Road is in very good condition. Stopped for lunch here at this viewpoint:
There's several coffeeshops there and on the whole road next to no traffic.
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View from the restaurant.

Arrived too late for the Srisatch historical park and only took some photos from the outside
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Booked myself a room at the perfect Chanalai Resort outside of town in direction to Uttaradit. Price very low, beautiful room, pool, undercover parking, friendly staff:
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Breakfast today was more than plenty, just a shame that tourists are missing, Srisatch was empty. As it was "auk pansah" yesterday all eateries were closed so 'mom and pop' got me ice and Soda, Saengsom i had in my aluminium travel bottle ready from home.
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Price was THB 800.- via a booking platform and hotel more than worth the price.

Today morning went to Uttaradit and then on the AH11 in direction of Philoke until the turnoff to the #1246. What i saw there was shocking as the small river that runs there went amok and people were still removing sylt, walls were knocked down, cars inundated in mud. Sorry i did not take any pictures at it was shocking enough to see the damage caused by the flood. It went on until the turnoff to the 1143. Lok and Tron rivers too burst their banks.
The first part of the 1143 is one of my favourite rice paddy roads:
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Then i continued to Dansai and decided to again ride the #2114 & #2195 which are hugging the Laos border with the Hueang and Mekong Rivers. Also here hardly any traffic and a beautiful tranquil landscape.
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I arrived in Chiang Khan just before it started to rain. Staying at the Vamin Resort, a clean & cheap Hotel off the tourist center for just THB 540.- via a booking platform. Today i will be at the walking street and later for Beer Lao Premium Lager (big bottttennnn) at my favourite riverside hangout JO+Beer:

Tomorrow i will ride down to Muak Lek to see some good friends therefore to be continued as my trip progresses.....
 
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Did get a shower here and there, especially near Nakonthai and near Chiang Khan. Today need to hurry to Muak Lek but on my way back i got some time to go to KK and Udon, hopefully......
 
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Today no photos but a small summary. Left Chiang Khan at 08:30 and went to Loei in sunshine, then Phu Ruea to Lomsak which was just torrential rain in some parts.
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Lomsak to Petchaboon was quick and easy and then the boring part to Chaibadan and my friends place near Muak Lek, arrived at 14:20. Had breakfast-lunch near Petchaboon and delicious coffee and cake at a Punthai Coffee of a PT station near Wichianburi.
That was necessary after too many bigbottle BeerLao Lager last night 555555
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Then i was at my friends house near Muak Lek in the sticks before l went to a Hotel i booked via A booking platform, they didnt find my reservation...... (price on A was too low...) Stupid me i didnt look up the comments as was happy to get even a room there. Long weekend is coming up and so are BKK folks, think no need to elaborate further. Had another bad experience in trying to do a 'walk-in', was asked 3 times the published price. So i finally found a small 'mang root' with tiny living boxes which again is totally overprized for what it offers, shower area is just 40 cms wide. Will not recommend anything from this town as also fugly as hell with the elevated Chin.Express just uglying the whole town on its high pillars, just out of a Stanley Kubrick film.....
Not a town i will remember or recommend.
Finding places to have F&B that are still open after 21:00 was a fruitless endevour......
If you can drive further then go to Pakchong or Rari (Saraburi) as at least eateries and acco are better there.

As for riding: the #21 from Loei down to Lomsak is just beautiful but forget the rest, 15km straight, slight curve, 10kms straight, slight curve, 20 kms straight,...... you know how to continue.
Lomsak area is full of traffic lights, i am sure a cousin of a local Hiso owns a shop selling them, intervalls are annoying as much too long for the 2 cars & 4 motos in each direction at the most.
The further south i go the more boring riding gets............
On Sat its down to Bowin and Rayong-hee....

One more funny thing to mention: have you ever tried a towel thats made mainly of polyester material? TiT........
 
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