I hate the rain, even more when I'm riding. It's wet, cold and painful. It blurs my vision, makes the roads slippery and makes my stuff wet. Just hateful eh. It started raining just half an hour after I left Krabi and didn't stop even after I left Thailand. I waited 2 hours for the rain to stop but decided I couldn't waste anymore time if I want to get pass the Wang Prachan checkpoint 6pm Thailand time as it will be closed by then. Wang Prachan checkpoint is between Satun, Thailand and Perlis, Malaysia and it only opens from 8am to 6pm. Why o why didn't I bring my raincoat. I got into my wet attire instead and hit the cold and wet road. Just before I reach the checkpoint, I broke my front brake handle. ZzZzZz. The day just keep getting worse. Riding with my front brake really forced me to fully utilize my engine brake and keep my distance from the vehicles in front if I do not want to skit-crash into them. Nevertheless, after riding for 10 hours and 8 of them in the rain, I finally reached my Penang couchsurfing host, Michel's place, tired and cold no longer wet 'cause dried by the riding wind but still in one piece. Thank God.
Wang Pra Chan checkpoint.
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