Day 3, 02 June 2012 Hua Hin to Phitsanulok Thailand

Total distance 573.6km

Sleepy doggy, serious driver

Lunch

Off road practice session

Kunming!

At last, Phitsanulok before sunset

Refuelling at the end of day

Day 2, 01 June 2012 Surat Thani to Hua Hin, Thailand

Total distance travelled 456.3km

The day started early, well not too early at 0910hrs. Drove straight uneventfully for the most part of the journey. Stopped for a pee break and guess what? FREE WIFI at the petrol station! Our 10mins break turned into 45mins as our internet addiction kicked in.

Hua Hin is closely associated with the Thai royalty. Thailand’s royal family and especially former kings were the first to set this location on the map as the original seashore destination in Thailand. The 5 km long beach itself is pretty and the sea is relatively clean. Besides just sunbathing snorkeling and swimming, it is the place supporting attractions and activities such as golf, spas, caves, peaks, waterfalls, shops, seafood and nearby national parks.

Decided to indulge a bit before the real adventure starts, so we went to local Mediterranean tapas bar run by a British expat, most probably like any other expat in Thailand who got settled down with a local lady.

After dinner, we finally retired to hotel at about 2300hrs.

Beautiful morning drive

My dear friend, you deserve a little splash after a long day...

Coffee break? Lunch break? Nope, this is Wifi break!

Lunch... kao moo kin mai?

Stopping for banana shopping

Smileeee lovely Cher!

On foot for dinner lookout in Hua Hin

Spanish tapas in Hua Hin...

Two gentlemen... One school, the Penang Free School

Day 1, 31 May 2012 Penang Town Hall

Total distance travelled 566.4km

The day started early for us as we made our way to our flag off at the Penang Town Hall, Esplanade. Thanks for the support from Penang Global Tourism, we finally able to hold our own ‘mini press conference’ to raise awareness for our trip and Borneo Child Aid. Do read more on press release articles on the above ‘Press Release’ tab.

Flagged off at 1000hrs, we immediately made our way to the Thai- Malaysian border of Bukit Kayu Hitam. Murphy, Steven’s sailing buddy joined us on his Honda superbike from Singapore.

We had our lunch immediately after we cleared Thai immigration checkpoint in Danok.

After lunch we made for Surat Thani, Thailand and the very hot day turned into showers and then heavy downpours.

We all reached Surat Thani after a couple hours drive and in time before sunset. The local suggested dinner at a seafood restaurant and then lights off for the day. 

What a great end to a long day, and a great start to a great journey.

Press conference at Penang Town Hall attended by all major Malaysian media.

Steven Foong attending to Chinese media

The Old Frees Association Penang

The team

The team with both vehicles and Singapore motorcycle

London... watch out for the Penang plate cars!