The sound of the traditional Khmer music still echoed as Greg lead a group of roughly 30 bicycles around Le Meridien Angkor's driveway and out the front entrance to begin his journey to Bangkok. Hotel employees joined him for the first 16kms of the ride, cheering him on as they pedaled out of Siem Reap. The obstacles came early and in the form of a flat tire when Greg reached Pouk District, about 40kms outside of town. Nothing some sidewalk mechanic work couldn't fix and he was back on his way to the border, where he arrived at Poi Pet after 4 hours of riding by bright green rice paddies.
Greg made it across the Cambodia/Thailand border after a brief stop. The afternoon was encountered with pouring rain, it is--after all--the beginning of the monsoon season. This also caused Greg's backpack strap to break, yet, this did not slow down his Average Speed of 32km/hr. On this first leg of the trip, Greg reached speeds of up to 61 kms/hr as he reached the town of Mueang Sa Kaeo, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, where he spent the night.
Total Distance Cycled: 192.61kms
Total Time Cycled: 6hrs 10 mins
See the route and full GPS statistics below:
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