Well, we made it. It was a long riding day (for us) with 190 km to cover, but we started early under a light drizzle. Our assumption was that the rain would hold over the morning but, alas, that was not true. We did have to break out the ponchos but had nothing like the blinding rain of yesterday, and by the time we came out of the mountains, about half way of the day's route, the weather turned balmy and we shed our protective covers.
Dry roads are also warm roads, to which we would have to add increased traffic, so with 50 km to go we started yearning for the mountains we had left behind. Eventually we got caught in Chiang Mai traffic but by 2:30 pm we made it to our hotel, with one day to spare for washing clothes and airing our damp backpacks. Tomorrow we have errands to run, but for today we can relax and celebrate a successful cruise through the mountains of northern Thailand.
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