In today's post, all you'll see is mostly grey.. cuz that was practically what our whole journey back home was.
With our remaining 600KM to home sweet home today, we were greeted with monsoon hitting us hard starting from within the first hour of our journey.
And it didn't stop all the way until we saw the sign to Woodlands.
Riding through the torrential rain for over 4 hours, haha the weather was reeeaaally testing my RS Taichi waterproof gears to the max. End up my top and bottom inner wear were damp, gloves and cheek pads soaked, only my socks were kept dry with my TCX waterproof boots.
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| My waterproof Tom Tom GPS going through the rain with me haha no need addition housing case! |
Normally when it rains, we would just continue the ride through. We have our rain gears anyway, we'd just slow down our speed a little.
But today it poured so massively that multiple parts of the roads were flooded, some even close to knee-level height. The visibility was SO BAD that we just had to stop and take shelter under a flyover until the rain subsided a little.
Most car-drivers wouldn't know or care much about this, but we (as riders) experience different kinds of rain drops whenever we ride in the rain. Some feel like needles prickling you, some was just downright *PIAK* painful, and there are the really gentle drizzles that sweeps pass us.
But through North South Highway today, we encountered all the different kinds of rain at one go.
After many hours on the road, I'm always thankful seeing Woodlands Checkpoint sign again after a touring trip.
It's been a pretty darn long ride to and fro Chiang Mai and so glad to be back home safe and sound!!
Here's the Trip's Summary
Day 1 Singapore - Ipoh, Malaysia
Day 2 Ipoh, Malaysia - Hat Yai, Thailand
Day 3 Hat Yai - Bangkok
Day 4 Bangkok - Lopburi - Bangkok
Day 5 Bangkok - Chiang Mai
Day 6 Chiang Mai - Pai
Day 7 Pai - Mae Hong Son - Mae Sariang
Day 8 Mae Sariang - Kamphaeng Phet
Day 9 Kamphaeng Phet - Bangkok - Nakhon Si Thammarat
Day 10 Nakhon Si Thammarat - Hat Yai
Day 11 Hat Yai, Thailand - Ipoh, Malaysia
Day 12 Ipoh, Malaysia - Singapore
*If you have some time to spare, a comfortable round way trip from Singapore to Chiang Mai would be 12 - 14 days.
With a distinctive character of it's own made up from the Shan and Hmong tribe culture authentically retained, the land of misty mountains has lived up to it's name for holding Thailand's most challenging roads with 1,864 corners, attracting visitors from all over the world to this wildlife sanctuary. Riding through Mae Hong Son on my very own Ducati all the way from our little sunny island, Singapore, is definitely a memorable and unforgettable experience.
Get on your ride, it's time for you to go for it ;)
[Singapore.Malaysia.Hat Yai.Bangkok.Lopburi.Chiang Mai.Pai.Mae Hong Son.Mae Sariang.Kamphaeng Phet.Bangkok.Nakhon Si Thammarat.Hat Yai.Malaysia.Singapore]
[Mileage Clocked: 4,502KM]
[Weather/Temperature: Rain Like Siao/24°C]
[Terrain: Tarmac]
