No, we have not begun writing our fantasy trilogy or something like that, we have just rented a pair of motorbikes to get around Ko Lanta 🙂
Finally we didn’t have to set the alarm clock! It was so nice to sleep in even though we got up at around 8. It was an extremely hot day and just walking up to the rental place made us warm and sweaty…
We couldn’t wait until getting on the bike and have some natural air con. Our main purpose of renting the bikes was to see a little of Ko Lanta and especially the Nature Park at the southern tip. Margreet ended up with a cute pink and white motor bike and Fredde got a beautiful orange one to match his camera bag :-).
The bikes were very easy to ride, since they are automatic and all, so we could instead concentrate on riding on the wrong side of the road. Yes, all you Brits out there, it’s WRONG, you should keep right, not left… 😉 Also Margreet thought it was very annoying that you had to manually turn of the turn signal.
We made a fast detour to the diving centre were Margreet signed up for tomorrow’s adventure dive. But soon after we were on our way to explore Ko Lanta! The traffic wasn’t too bad and as long as you watched for big holes in the road it was very pleasant to ride the bikes. We enjoyed it very much and the scenery between the towns was lovely! It’s hard to describe the feeling of freedom you enjoy when riding a motorbike…
We had lunch at a nice little place called Diamond Cliff. Like the name suggests Diamond Cliff was located on the top of a cliff overlooking the whole bay below. It was a truly amazing view and perfect for tropical fruit drinks (don’t worry, they were all virgins…).
The road leading up to the national park was truly amazing. With some slope at 22% and a lot of curves and bends it was a little challenging.