Thailand (Ko Phang nang)

Our private beach...

Sunset from our beach huts.

Action shot taken from my bike, a bit risky but there you go.

My mate Toby getting ready for our dive. Do you think that he looks a little nervous?

Our beach side accommodation, not bad.

Chanatal Lake at 4500 Metres.

Bumped into this Russian guy camping along the route to Chanatal lake and stopped for coffee with him. For some reason he wasn't to keen to have his photo taken. Not sure why, he didn't speak English and I don't speak Russian.

Chandatal Lake, a beautiful setting but just getting my bag from the bike to the camp site was such an effort. The altitude was above 4500 metres and I had Altitude sickness.

These roads were so rough not only for the bike, but on my arse.

Landslides and more landslides. Just another day.

The road to Spiti Valley.

This is the Spiti Valley. It was so beautiful and at the same time a Barron desert. The thing that I will remember most is the clear night sky's and the stars. Stars like this I have only seen in books and on TV.

Just another obstacle to pass, this are common place and you get used to them. I gave up wearing my boots and wore crocs, getting wet boots in the cold mountains wasn't much fun.

This was my hotel for my first night and I was so grateful to find it. After driving all day in the rain and getting extremely cold it was like finding an oasis in the desert.

Me arriving and at the hotel above and very cold wet and hungery.

Some Nature to Boot

Obstacles and more obstacles...!!

One of the many landslides on my travels through the Himalayas. You just get used to them..

I had to cross this river as there was no bridge, not sure what happened to it. But their were 4 enterprising young men helped me across for 60 pence between them, it didn't stop the bike and I from going over in the water though, but it did get me to my destination. Others went so lucky and had to take a two or three day detour.

Waiting for the road to be cleared, so I could continue my journey..

Another landslide to contend with..

Over the edge...

This is the aftermath of going to fast on these mountain roads. Miraculously the driver survived by the grace of god.

You can see from this picture that it was a huge drop, and at the top of the picture is the bus which is crashed into the mountain. While at the bottom is the vehicle that tried to avoid the bus.

Mussoorie..

On the road just outside Mussoorie, it is mostly in the clouds but when the clouds disappear the rewards are great.

This has to be the windiest road that I have traveled on so far in my tour of India.

Charlotte posing for her photo.

More beautiful scenery around Mussoorie.

And me posing for my photo.

Rishikesh.

Taken at the Swarg Ashram the other side of the river.

This was the que to go across the bridge and at times the crowd got pretty rowdy and raced to get onto the bridge.

This bridge was swaying back & forth due to the number of people on it.

Two girls I met from Korea.

Mad Max..

These machines look like they have come from the film set of Mad Max.

They are also capable of carry an entire village..!!

Village life.

Not sure what they were harvesting, but it was very dusty.

I think they are planting rice we couldn't communicate properly.

Village Milkman..

The road to Rishikesh..

Still can't believe, the loads just get bigger..!!



The guy on the bike was stopping the load from falling off.. haha.

Last day in Varanasi..

My Hindi Teacher.... Deepankar.

My Flute teacher.... Asok.

My neighbors sister..

My local fruit & vegetable market.

Another neighbor with her son.

Cobra bite..!!!

When I went out to get breakfast this morning this was the sight that confronted me at 9 o'clock.
As you can see below although not to clearly is that it is not enough to put the people of from swimming and bathing.

The body wasn't cremated because the man died from a Cobra bite. When death is from a Cobra bite the body is wrapped in Banana leafs and put into the Ganga.

Some bodies are not cremated because Hindu's believe that when the body is cremated that the poison will be released into the atmosphere, e.g. lepers & Cobra bites.

Also bodies of children under the age of 10, people Babas (Holy men), these bodies are also just put into the Ganga.

The body is in front of the boat on the left. The top step where I'm standing is the entrance to the hotel.

My Neighbours..

These are my neighbours how live next door to me in a room approx 3x4 metres. But they seem very happy with life and have different priority's than us in the west.