| Day by Day Summary of the Trip |
| Cycling Average Date Destination kilometres Time Speed Notes JANUARY, 2001 1/11 Torreon (by plane) Start of the Trip--yaay! 1/12 In Torreon 1/13 In Torreon 1/14 In Torreon 1/15 In Torreon 1/16 In Torreon 1/17 In Torreon 1/18 Mexico City, to Anguangueo 1/19 Anguangueo, to Mexico City Monarch Butterflies 1/20 To Teotihuacan (daytrip) 1/21 In Mexico City Museums with Graydon's mom 1/22 To Puebla and Cholula Watched Popocatapetl erupt 1/23 To Cacaxtla, back to Mexico City Murals 1/24 To Tula (daytrip) Stone warriors 1/25 Fly to Tokyo 1/26 Didn't exist for us (Date Line) 1/27 Fly to Kota Kinabalu (KK) 1/28 In KK 1/29 To Mt. Kinabalu Nat. Park (by bus) 1/30 Graydon climbs Kinabalu 1/31 To summit, down to Poring Hot Springs Highest point in SE Asia FEBRUARY, 2001 2/1 At Poring Butterflies, canopy walkway 2/2 To Sepilok Orang Utans! 2/3 To Kinabatangan Jungle Camp 2/4 At Jungle Camp 2/5 To Semporna 2/6 In Semporna 2/7 To Mabul Island Diving at Sipadan Island 2/8 On Mabul Island Diving 2/9 On Mabul, back to Semporna Diving 2/10 Fly to KK 2/11 In KK 2/12 To Papar 66.3 3:36 18.4 First day of cycling 2/13 To Beaufort 56.6 2:57 19.2 2/14 To Labuan Island 65.9 3:30 18.9 Duty Free Sin City 2/15 To Brunei (Berakas) 55.9 3:28 16.2 2/16 In Brunei (rest day) 16.1 1:11 13.6 2/17 To Sarawak border 130.9 7:05 18.4 Long dash for Malaysia 2/18 To Miri 32.5 1:47 18.1 2/19 To Lambir Hills 35.8 2:20 15.3 2/20 At Lambir Hills (rest day) Great National Park 2/21 To Niah Caves 87.7 4:55 17.8 Bats and bird-nest collectors 2/22 At Niah Caves (rest day) 2/23 To Rumah Pandang 73.9 4:39 15.9 Overnight in Iban longhouse 2/24 To Similajau 85.9 4:52 17.6 Best beaches yet 2/25 At Similajau (rest day) 2/26 At Similajau (rest day) 2/27 To Bintulu; fly to Kuching 42.6 2:38 16.0 Cutting short the Borneo leg 2/28 In Kuching February totals 792.7 42:58 18.4 MARCH, 2001 3/1 To Semonggok (daytrip) 3/2 To Bako (by bus) Pitcher plants 3/3 Bako, back to Kuching Proboscis monkeys 3/4 In Kuching 3/5 Fly to JB, to Singapore 70.1 3:51 18.2 Horrible riding conditions 3/6 In Singapore 27.6 1:57 14.0 Botanical gardens and orchids 3/7 In Singapore 16.1 0:59 16.3 3/8 In Singapore Zoo and night safari 3/9 In Singapore Jurong Bird Park 3/10 To Kota Tinggi 70.1 4:07 17.0 3/11 To Tanjung Leman 86.6 5:36 15.5 1000th kilometre! 3/12 To Mersing, Tioman Is. 72.0 3:56 18.3 Taxi for Joanne; to the beach! 3/13 On Tioman Beaches, snorkelling, bats 3/14 On Tioman 3/15 On Tioman 3/16 On Tioman, to Mersing 3/17 To Kuala Rompin 73.7 4:06 18.0 3/18 To Pekan 91.3 4:34 20.0 Finally flat, easy riding 3/19 To Kuantan 76.1 4:23 17.4 3/20 To Kuala Lumpur (bus) At this point, Joanne learns of her father's death and flies home to Toronto, leaving Graydon to continue on his own. 3/21 In Kuala Lumpur 3/22 To Kuantan (by bus) 3/23 To Cherating 46.0 2:14 20.5 What an overrated beach! 3/24 To Rantau Abang 113.8 5:38 20.1 Turtle beach but no turtles 3/25 To Marang, Kapas Is. 45.8 2:31 18.2 3/26 On Kapas Great beach island 3/27 On Kapas 3/28 On Kapas, to Marang 3/29 To Bidong View 48.2 2:45 17.4 3/30 To Perhentian Is. 85.2 3:54 21.8 3/31 On the Perhentians Diving March totals: Joanne 583.6 34:29 16.9 Graydon 922.6 51:31 17.9 APRIL, 2001 4/1 Perhentians 4/2 Perhentians Diving off Redang Island 4/3 To Kota Bharu 67.7 3:20 20.3 4/4 To Hat Wasukri 120.9 6:26 18.8 Welcome to Thailand! 4/5 To The Pha 111.7 6:06 18.3 4/6 To Ton Nga Chan 109.2 5:33 19.7 2000th kilometre of trip 4/7 To Thaleh Ban 105.3 5:36 18.8 4/8 To Pak Bara 79.0 4:37 17.1 The west coast of Thailand 4/9 To Ko Tarutao 6.1 0:25 14.2 What a disappointment 4/10 On Ko Tarutao 4/11 Back to Pak Bara 4/12 To Hat Cheng Lang 167.2 8:22 19.9 Longest day; arrived in dark 4/13 To Ao Nang 136.6 7:25 18.4 Song Khran water festival 4/14 Ao Nang Great beach 4/15 Ao Nang 4/16 Ao Nang Rock climbing 4/17 Ao Nang Diving 4/18 To Than Bokkharani 77.2 4:32 17.0 4/19 To Thai Muang 112.0 6:33 17.0 4/20 To Khao Sok 105.6 6:26 16.4 First big hill climb 4/21 Khao Sok (rest day) Superb national park 4/22 To Chaiya 141.8 8:20 17.0 3000th kilometre 4/23 To Lang Suan 80.7 4:12 19.2 4/24 To Chumphon 80.6 4:15 19.0 Left bike in Chumphon Joanne returns from Canada to resume cycling. 4/25 To Phuket (by bus) Met up with Greg and Joanne 4/26 To Ao Nang (by boat) Lazing on the beach 4/27 Ao Nang; to Khao Lak 4/28 Khao Lak; start of Similans trip 4/29 Diving Fantastic diving 4/30 Diving Rough sea;Graydon seasick Monthly totals: Graydon 1501.6 82:08 18.3 MAY, 2001 5/1 Diving 5/2 Diving; back to Khao Lak Leopard shark 5/3 Around Khao Lak Elephant ride; great clams 5/4 To Chumphon, Ko Tao Hellish night boat 5/5 On Ko Tao Met Greg, Trish, Steph 5/6 On Ko Tao 5/7 On Ko Tao Diving; no whale shark 5/8 Back to Chumphon 5/9 To Hat Bangboen 86.4 5:15 16.5 Hilly, rough return for J. 5/10 To Bang Krut 64.4 4:11 15.4 5/11 To Prachuap Khiri Khan 70.5 3:52 18.2 5/12 To Khao Sam Roi Yot 73.1 4:21 16.8 Nat. Park: birds, mosquitoes 5/13 To Hua Hin Cheesy beach resort 5/14 Hua Hin (rest day) G recovers from poisoning 5/15 To Phetchaburi, Bangkok 71.4 3:29 20.5 Leave bikes, bus to BKK 5/16 Bangkok National Palace, Wat Pho 5/17 To Battambang, Cambodia 5/18 To Siem Riep Great boat ride 5/19 Angkor Bayon, Angkor Thom, etc 5/20 Angkor Banteay Srei, Kabal Spean 5/21 Angkor Roluos. Joanne ill. 5/22 Angkor Grand Circuit 5/23 Angkor Farewell Ta Prohm, Bayon 5/24 Back to Bangkok 5/25 Bangkok Jim Thompson's house 5/26 Bangkok 5/27 Bangkok 5/28 To Phetchaburi 5/29 To Damnoen Saduak 78.0 4:11 18.7 5/30 To Bangkok (daytrip) Floating Market in morning 5/31 To Nakhon Pathom 51.4 2:33 20.1 G to Kanchanaburi by bus May totals: 495.2 27:52 17.8 JUNE, 2001 6/1 To Pathum Thani 79.4 4:16 18.6 6/2 To Ayutthaya 55.2 2:43 20.2 Joanne stops biking 6/3 In Ayutthaya 6/4 Joanne to Bangkok 6/5 To outside Khao Yai 133.9 7:06 18.8 Graydon's 4000th km 6/6 To Khao Yai 23.6 2:26 9.6 Slow day; monster hill climb 6/7 In Khao Yai 24.9 2:11 11.4 6/8 To Nakhon Ratchasim 148.6 7:11 20.7 6/9 To Phimai 86.5 4:24 19.7 Good Khmer ruins 6/10 To Nong Khai 108.4 5:25 20.1 6/11 Phanom Rung; bus to 70.4 3:36 19.6 Excellent Khmer ruins Kantharalak 6/12 Preah Vihaan; to Nang Rong Ruins inside Cambodia 6/13 To Phayakaphum Phisai 128.1 5:50 22.0 Fastest day yet 6/14 To Khon Kaen 157.0 8:28 18.5 Reunion with Joanne 6/15 To Udon Thani 126.2 6:38 19.0 6/16 Udon Thani (rest day) Dancing flowers 6/17 To Vientiane, Laos 82.2 4:28 18.4 Farewell, Thailand 6/18 Vientiane 6/19 Vientiane Joanne back to Bangkok 6/20 Vientiane 6/21 To Thalat 103.7 5:53 17.6 Nastiest hotel of the trip 6/22 To Vang Vieng 102.8 6:06 16.8 6/23 Vang Vieng Tubing down the river 6/24 To Kasi 61.0 4:04 15.0 6/25 Past Muang Phu Khun 71.7 7:10 10.0 First serious climbing day 6/26 To Luang Prabang 110.4 7:28 14.8 6/27 Luang Prabang Lovely temples 6/28 Luang Prabang Pak Ou caves 6/29 To Pak Mong 119.1 7:08 16.7 6/30 To Udomxai 84.8 8:00 10.5 Another tough climbing day June Totals Joanne 134.6 6:59 19.3 Graydon 1877.9 111:30 16.8 Joanne's trip totals 2006.1 112:18 17.9 |