The journey involved a local bus 30 to the Sthn bus station, 5 minute transfer to bus to Kanchanaburi, 2 hrs arrive and assemble Friday and ride to Jolly Frog Guesthouse.
From here it was riding up to Sangkhlaburi (137km) & 3 Pagoda Pass (51km return)
Bus back to Kanch-Erawan Park, ride part-way (24km return 0f the 45km total) to HuayMaeKhamin before organising a taxi (it was just too hard in the time I had in the day and didnt know the road).
Ride from MaeKhamin to Erawan via ferries across dam. (Three beers/cheers for a fold up bike for ease of assisted bus transfer).
Thanks to Adam and Jason from Grasshopper Adventures for helping design the ride and tee up national parks accomodation and convince me to ride such big hills (because they haven't ridden it yet!).
Kanchanaburi Region
Bridge on the River "Kwai"
JollyFrog Guesthouse (80 - 200bht/night)
Kanch railway station at 5.45am en route to NamTok
Hellfire Gorge area
Hellfire Gorge
Thong Pla Phum to Sangkhlaburi
73km, a big road with some very large hills but the rare downs were fun.
Friday impersonating the reclining Buddah after 6hrs 20 mins climbing up the road at an average overall of 12 km/hr
Khao Laem
Rd to Sangk ,early morning
Thong Pla PhumSangkhlaburi region
Khao Laem Dam
enroute to Elephant trek and bamboo rafting
Kids off the wooden bridge
from P Guesthouse Sangkhlaburi3 Pagodas Pass Burma border
two cyclists on an elephant (Gerhard & Von)
JungleErawan National Park
Stage/tier of Erawan Falls
View from Park Cottage balcony-yep its a hard life with a great view, a book and a beer!
National parks cottage (800bht/night:aircon, Fridge/MVave, twin, hot water, immaculate)
Erawan National Park - Si Nakharin National Park
I turned back after 12km uphill, mostly on dirt road to negotiate a truck/taxi to Si Nakharin National Park, I was so determined to get there and knew that 45km was going to either finish me or FreedomFriday I was prepared to pay for a lift!
Erawan National Park
Wishing it was only uphill for buses?
12km - up
View obstructed by smokeHuay MaeKharmin Waterfall (Si Nakharin National Park)
View of Si Nakharin Dam from National Park cottage
SunriseHuay MaeKharmin Waterfall to Erawan National Parl via ferry to Si Sawatt
approx 60km with the last 5 km in the back of a ute as I could not resist the offer of a lift up one last big hill
Si Nakharin Dam after ferry ferry ride bamboo forest
The last 5km without pedalling!
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