Due to client shutdown, me and another 4 friends decided to have one day "free N easy" ride.
Previously we were planning to overnight at Betong for the famous sea of cloud sightseeing, but due to each other schedule, that plan was canceled, and replace with this one day ride.
RV at Hutan Kampung tols, as usual, I'm the first one to arrive
After around 8:30am, all arrived and we started our journey.
First stop, Changlun, to purchase Insurance, and some paperworks.
From there, we use the connecting highway towards Perlis, exit at Chuping.
Due to hot season recently, the scenery is not good at all, with fire spotted every now and then.
For the second time, I'm arrived at Wang Kelian Border, but is the first time to enter Thailand using this border.
With only 1 booth available, the waiting time is killing me...
After done with the immigration, headed to the custom office to declare my bike.
Am surprise that the officer told me, they can't issue me the documents, due to the fact that in their system, I'm not returning the documents last trip (30-Jan-16, Hatyai bikeweek). After checking my records of In-Out Thailand border, he told me just go in without declaration, and since I'm gonna exit at Sadao border later on, to check there.
After everyone done with their documents, we headed to Tanyong Po for lunch.
As first timer to arrive at Satun, I would say is not happening as Danok, nothing interesting for me to stay overnight.
Unfortunately, the road towards that restaurant undergo upgrading, and the condition is not very good.
Hot weather, pebbles road, and dusty, not easy for me to ride. Nevertheless, once we approaching the restaurant, the roadside view is very nice, riding along the coast line, with endless seaview, all those previous "off-road" riding paid.
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| photo from Google Maps |
Lunch served at the wooden hut, and with this breathtaking endless seaview, the charges are not expensive.
Lunch for 5 only cost us THB1,200, not to mentioned free Kopi "O", black coffee from the owner, as my friends are regular customer.
After the lunch, and rest for some time, we continue our journey towards Hatyai, as they want to find some spare parts/accessories for their scooter. Few major outlet/shop in Hatyai should be ok for them, SIRI & XSpeed.
Bla bla bla, we finished at Hatyai around 7pm, and headed to Sadao border to "kap ban" aka go back Msia.
For them, a trip to Thailand will not complete without ice espresso from Amazon coffee, almost available at all PTT petrol station.
Journey continue after another break at Amazon coffee, and we reached Sadao around 8:30pm, dinner time... Had our dinner at Kak Jah, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kak-Jah-Restoran-Danok/235300186500264, and headed to the immigration.
As mentioned before, during the custom declaration at Wang Kelian, their system mentioned that I had not return back the documents last trip, and need me to clarify/check at Sadao custom office. I'm very sure that I did return it, but my only worry is how to communicate well with the officers, most of them only speak Thais, and for me, I don't speak thais. Long story to elaborate, in briefly, after almost 1 hour waiting, the officer finally found the documents in their storage, but they forgot to key into their system.
Luckily this issue detected earlier, as if only detect during my next trip to Phuket bikeweek, not sure how much time will be taken then.
Finally, arrived back in Malaysia, and stop at Jitra tols for others to perform their prayers.
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