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**saralou** · #1 25 Feb 2018

We had booked at a place on the beach and though check in was at 3 and we arrived at 11 they let us shower and change so we could enjoy the pool.

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**saralou** · #2 25 Feb 2018

The sun set was pretty incredible.

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**saralou** · #3 25 Feb 2018

The forecast has improved for today and we opted to take the long way to Hat Yai via Satun.

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There was quite a bit of flooding still in spots.

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**saralou** · #4 25 Feb 2018

We were planning to meet Trevor who was riding from Ko Lanta island and Faizal who arrived yesterday from Kuala Lumpur. We have now met Faizal on 4 continents ( at the Porvenier ferry in SA, in Vancouver in NA, in Luxembourg in Europe, and in Hat Yai in Asia). He has been here many times and was able to book us a hotel and treat us to some great food. Interesting that I get the daily Canadian Government travel alert emails (mostly for natural disaster info) and Hat Yai was listed this week as “avoid all travel”. Wonder why?

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Trevor also arrived from Ko Lanta about 20 minutes after we did. Today we also met Andy who arrived from the UK to pick up his bike that came by truck from Bangkok today. Lunch was at a local spot with lots of seafood. We had a few too many

s at the Irish pub (every tourist town in the world has one), some food at the night market, and then headed to bed.

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**saralou** · #5 26 Feb 2018

The plan today is breakfast at the Hotel with Trevor, who will stay here another night and then the rest of us will head to the border. It is 60 km down the 4 south to the border zone and we left at 930 (1030 in Malaysia).

About 4 km from the border you are directed into what looks like the border zone, but this is just for trucks to stop and you must keep going. The road pops back out onto the main drag of town.

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**saralou** · #6 26 Feb 2018

When we arrived at the actual Thai border zone we were met by Malaysian biker Nor, who lives nearby and who came to help us thru the steps here since Faizal has never used this border with a carnet. She also knows the routine for the insurance and the International driving permit (IDP). (Agencies will charge 60R to do the IDP, which the police actually do for free).

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We parked to the left and then crossed over to the insurance office across the street. You have to get the insurance here at the border before you cross as the next place to get it is KL 475 km away. They want your passport, bike registration and your Thai TVIP (they use this as it has your VIN and engine number where they know where to find it). The ladies keyed all the info into the computer, but then they needed approval from the Kuala Lumpur office. They initially could not get ahold of them and then it was noon there and they had gone to lunch.

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So we rode back into town 2 km to have our own lunch. When we returned the insurance was done and we paid the 90 Ringet ( Thanks Faizal our personal money exchange) or 22 USD for the minimum 1 month.

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**saralou** · #7 26 Feb 2018

You then ride south under the gate and go left and follow the “motorcycle” signs. These ultimately direct you to a coned off lane that goes right in a U turn and back to the entry side of the border.

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They are under construction here and it is a bit disorganized. You park to the right and go to the first building on your left where you hand in your Thai TVIP and get your Thai exit passport stamp.

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