Greg surprised everyone and arrived into Bangkok last night, June 13th, at 6:30pm after pushing himself through an eleven hour journey totaling 182 kms. A last minute route change resulted in a shorter than expected total journey, which finished at our sister property Four Points by Sheraton, Sukhumvit 15. Despite finishing early, it was not an easy ride:
"On arrival last night to Sa Kaeo, Thailand . I could not use my left hand fingers... it's like they’re numb from a prolonged postion. The next morning... no change.Tonight .. they’re useless." -Gregory Anderson
At around 4:30pm Greg called Le Meridien Angkor to let us know he was 60kms outside of Bangkok, felt good, and would push himself to finish the journey one day earlier than expected. Adrenaline took over at that point, he was ready for the lights, the colors, the buildings, and the traffic of Bangkok. Speaking of the traffic:
"In Bangkok, it was fun ducking and weaveing between cars in traffic. One turn was too close between cars and my shoe was caught, then I fell on to the bonnet of the adjoining car. It was a soft landing and--in the land of smiles--we all smiled. If you were to step back a few meters, the view is of lots of local moto drivers skillfully nagivaging forward through the gridlock traffic, and then ... bang...the farnag hits... LOL. Also when coming down from one of the many high arched bridges in Bangkok… a bump at the end shook me so hard that my hands lost grip of the handle bars… whoa!" -Gregory AndersonGreg sends his most sincere appreciation and thanks to everyone who has donated to this cause and has followed his journey. There is still time to donate! In the next couple of days we will continue to upload Greg's pictures and more stories from the road.
Check out the route and full GPS statistics and some road pictures below:
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