Downhill to Sunflower field

Muak Lek by bicycle : Downhill

Pewwww!!! Extreme wind dashed my face, separated to the left and right of my nose, and passed through my cheeks and two ears. My heart beated fast. The speed went up to 60 km/hr in my endomondo app if the GPS was in good condition. Actually I though of getting faster but curved road with trucks and no helmet made it too furious to dare.

Sunflower blooming, famous for this time in this region

Finally we arrived at a sunflower field(there are many farms along the road). December is the time for sunflower blooming in Singburi and Lopburi. Many people come to visit this region at this time. Some farms collect entrance fee for walking inside. In front of farm are shops that sell products from sunflowers like seeds, honey, or the plants itself. 
>>> More information about sunflower field by TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND

Red bike with yellow sunflowers

We went for ice-cream and took bottles of juice to drink along the way. When we walked back to our bikes, a man from Viharn Daeng cycling club asked us to take photo. He seemed surprise to meet another cyclist gang. We had a short talk and then got to leave as the sun's going down.

Dream team

Looking for a better London Tube maps?

London Layout: Alternative maps for London Transport

Are you looking for a better London transport maps?  If yes, you're congenial with Peter Saxton, a developer of app and leaflet for London underground maps project.  As a frequent user of London's transport system he noticed that the map could be better than existing one so he started learning softwares and everything to create printed map in different sizes. Recently, he has created an interactive map and ran the Kickstarter campaign for his new plan to move those maps into digital.  The new plan includes

- App for Android and iPhone
- Pocket leaflet

Go to support him and get reward gifts in return for example, the app, leaflet, and A1 poster map.  Another special gift is adding your own business or home party on the local station's information!

Check this out! >>> London Layout on KICKSTARTER
Official website >>> London Layout

London Layout's Tube Network Map 

Red bikes on Road no.2089

Muak Lek by bicycle : Tree Tunnel

Rapid train arrived on time.  We hopped off the train, got our bikes down, and looked around to get acquainted to Muak Lek town downhill.  From now is the real beginning...

Arrived in Muak Lek

We observed the town and made a pause at 7-11 shop to get some food, drinks, and chill air from air-conditioner.  In this shop you can find travel maps of road system in Thailand on book racks.  There's a trick I've noticed many times when I traveled, just opened to the most crumpled page and you'll find a map of the place you are.  To double check, I asked cashier the way to Pasak Dam and also a place for lunch where locals go.  We're suggested to go for "ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือผักไห่", Pak Hai Boat Noodle.

Another style of Boat Noodle or Nam Tok, originated in Central Thailand 

Road no.2089 to Pasak Dam might be a piece of cake for bikers but it's a tough project for us who've never done something like this before, this is the first time. The slope is zero at beginning, nothing special, but it begins to climb up and up and up.  With the tiredness plus sunny day, we came out like this.

Almost faint in sunny day

After almost 10 kms in the sun, we stopped at the top of the hill.  Along both sides of road are covered with trees that provided shade for us.  Some cars also stopped by and took photos of this area, "Tree Tunnel".  We took about 20 mins to recharge power, tried not to drink water too much to save it until we found a shop.  Ahead of us seemed to be a comfortably downhill way.

In the middle of Tree Tunnel