One Life Part 2

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The new adventure begins ...


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Portsmouth

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Up at 6.55 to meet our 7am breakfast slot. Breakfast was amazing and we ate the lot from dried fruit to double bacon and eggs. All washed down with posh coffee - awesome. Packing the bikes was easy but it takes a little bit of time ... We started our journey about 8.30. We passed our friend's house, his kids school and his allotment. We got a little lost in Southampton due to road closures but after a little back tracking from the scary dual carriageway, all was good. A lot of our route followed the National Cycle Trail 246, however it kept disappearing into nowhere. We eventually found it again but miles away from where we last saw the signs. We passed over lots of water today, saw lots of boats and had puncture number 2! Fixed, we headed off again. A few diversions, some nice tracks and now we could see the Spinnaker tower in the distance. This added a little motivation to the pedalling. A quick stop in Waitrose to stock up on goodies and we arrived at our destination - Portsmout...
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Lampang

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The alarm clock was required for an early start. We had to be at the train station and buy our tickets for the train at 7.29. We made it to the station and managed to grab some soya milk from the Lotus's shop (it is spelt exactly like this) for breakfast.  We tried to get into one compartment but the guard told us to go in a different one. It wasn't until later when he explained that the original compartment had hard seats and he had directed is to the soft ones. What a nice man. The seats may have been soft but whilst we were on our journey 2 of them collapsed and the passengers ended up on the floor. They were both ok though it was quite entertaining. The train left exactly on time and passed a lot of beautiful green countryside and many small stations. As we arrived in Lampang, so did a downpour.  We sheltered in a little cafe and ate some hot soup for lunch.  Once the rain had stopped we went in search of accommodation as we had not pre-booked. Many of the guesthouses were ...
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