The Roads

People drive on the left side of the road here; opposite from the U.S. We rode a mini-bus (think mini-van) from Chumpon to Ranong with a man from Scotland who had just read an article in National Geographic that stated that 1/3 of the world drives on the left, and two thirds of the world drive on the right. It really takes a while to get used to. We rented bicycles in a town up North and each time that I took off into the road I had to really concentrate on doing the right thing.

We are on our first island, Ko Phayam. There are no cars or trucks; only motorbikes. We have rented one again to get from here to there, although the islands not too big. Just big enough to make walking impossible.

There is a small two lane road across the island that is made for motorbikes, not automobiles. We have to take a 20 minute (??) turn-off to get to our bungalow at Aow Yai Bungalows. The turn-off road is just big enough to allow two motorbikes to pass. It's a little sketchy. This is a motorcycle taxi going by us on the other side. In the second photo, Scott is filling the tank of the motorbike. On this island, you buy your gasoline in bottles in front of little stores.