What a day!!! After last night's food, Chris was suffering but he had sure he was going to complete this cycle.At about 7:50 we headed off to the summit of the mountain to start our bike ride. We were fitted with our gear, bikes and shown how to use the bikes properly.
It was a lovely and misty morning so we couldn't see how big the drops were, but with the number of monuments on the side of the road, it was chilling. About 325 people died on the road every year before they built a new road to ease some of the traffic. 53 have died this year and our guide was making sure everyone was aware of the seriousness of the road and what we were doing.
It took a while, but after going through mud, under waterfalls and through rivers, we all got to the bottom of the road and had a snack and welcomed showers. The worst part of the trip was the bus journey back up the road and to say my heart was in my mouth was an understatement. I should have been like Chris and slept! Our group of 10 went out for a Thai meal tonight with our new leader Daniella and the old members of the group were invited along too. We all had a lovely time but after a busy 48 hours with only about 9 hours sleep I was pleased to get back to the room - even if it was to pack again!!!
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thats some view Jude in the back ground, whats the road like for my motor bike.
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