Bye Pai

Well what a lovely last day!

Cycled out to the hot springs on my own and met David, a charming Israeli man who has been there for the last few times that I have been out there, who is a great conversationalist and interesting to talk to.

He told me that, contrary to my belief that the hot-springs were only 4km away, so I’d only been cycling 8km + a day, they were in fact 7km from the edge of town so I had been cycling 14km every day plus all the rest of it, and not even known it! Hurrah! I am rather pleased with myself!

I tell you, I’m actually going to miss that bike J

Arranged to meet David for a goodbye drink later and got caught in a heavy rainstorm on the way back which had me cycling into town absolutely soaked and actually it was a little on the chilly side (the locals were all wearing jumpers and coats, and waving and tutting sympathetically at me). I just thought "mmmm cool at last!"

SO showered, went for dinner, met David for a couple of drinks, before he headed off, and then met a nice chap called Guy who came from Hertfordshire, (yes, I know) and decided to head off on his motorbike for a few drinks out of town, and well... had great send off and very little sleep! I shall surely sleep well on the bus, which is just as well as I have a 28 hour journey ahead of me.

It was cold enough to sleep under the duvet last night! Joy!

Next time I blog I'll hopefully be in Cambodia again. Very sad to be leaving Pai, I really have rather fallen in love with the place.