Deep South

Failed disciseivly on my comitment not push myself as I crossed the boarder into Thailand clocking concecutive 150k days. I feel the differance instantly as I rode across the boarder the city humms, not like Malaysia from atop a moqsue with the evening prayers but for the street, from the moterbikes and the kareoky bars it steps up a notch. I'v enjoyed the Mouslem style its anciant and the people breath their religion, the act of worship is very much apart of their everyday even if they are a bit keen to tell me about it. That and the lack of pubs, luckely I made Thailand just in time for my traditional 1000 kilometer beer.
The Muslims in the bourder provences of Thailand arn't so friendly and the reason I'v been putting in the k's. There has been some 1200 deaths in the last two years from sepratist groups and with the elections on Sunday several bomes expoloded outside polling stations in in the city of Thawatiwat that I had planned to ride through. The deal was to skip the south by train but I woke up late and no one seemd too concerned about safety commenting that it was fine. I felt safe most of the time but if the road blocks every ten K's with razor wire, sand baged bunkers fully mounted machine guns and soildires in full battel gear; vest, helmet and M16 are ment to make me feel safe it ain't woking. I ride through and they smile, I do wonder if they are laughing at me but their friendly and help me with directions.

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I'm in the city of Hat-Yi for a few days the real deal asia crazy, it's a lot and I only like it in small doses so I'm pushing on. Rather over the freeway riding the day drags when your in traffic and there's a lot more before Bangkok so to save myself some days I'm takeing my bike on the bus across to the Arnderman sea.

Sorry this page is lacking in visual stimulation my new camera was stolen the other day and I dont think I'll replace it.
bye for now.