Back in freezing UK..another Adventure over

Thursday 1st March 18

: Getting the last sun at Chiang Mai Airport

: Bye Bye Chiang Mai

: My theme tune… 🙂

I arrived at the airport last Sunday morning in plenty of time for once; time indeed to sit outside and enjoy the morning sun as the temperature climbed to 30 degs C. 14hours flying time later I touched down at LHR, the temperature was 0 degs C!!!… 32degs F for our American friends.

So this Adventure is over and as I sit here now to recap on the trip its snowing and MINUS 5degsC….I know where I’d rather be 🙂

Snow on my Black Beauty

Early on in the trip it was decided to create a WhatsApp group “The Four Country Tour Boys” so we could share pics and keep in touch ( the four countries are Thailand, Myanmar, China & Laos). The group is made up of 3 Brits; Jon, Pete and Me. 3 Americans; Kevin, Fred and Mark. And 1 Indian; Mohammed, RIZ as he is known. As of yesterday everyone is now safely back home.

This is my 4th tour with Duncan from TBB and whilst each trip has been great, this has been one of the most enjoyable because of the group of guys that were thrown together…A stock controller, a CNC operator, an air steward, a firefighter, a scuba diver, a business landlord and me, an old retired guy. Add in Duncan and Manop (our Thai support vehicle driver) we had a great group that bonded quickly and had some really good laughs along the way. Thank you guys; ride safe..bikers are the best 🙂

As always a tour in Thailand & Laos is a mix of many many things; some great roads, some awful roads, some great scenery, lots of noodle soup, cold water in the bathroom, a couple of really good hotels, a couple of not so good hotels, myriad scooters everywhere, crazy driving, naughty overtakes, HOT up to 37c, beer Lao, Singha beer, Chang beer, green curry, Chinese New Year, Elephants, Temples, Buddha, pretty girls, ladyboys, smiling and waving young children, the smell of wood smoke, border crossing paperwork…these are just a few.

Here’s a summary of some pics which tell the story: