The reward at the end of a long ride

This is the fifth day since leaving Bangkok and it already feels we've been here for longer. Our stops: Ayuthaya, and Lop Buri were pretty touristy, Uthai Thani and Khlong Khlung not at all, I think we are the only tourists they've seen for a while. In Uthai we had our picture taken by the coffee shop owner and he placed it in his Facebook page. We had dinner with the locals while a baby elephant and his owner came by our table and we fed it for 1 dollar. Riding is challenging because it is so hot and humid after the early morning and there is no relief with rain... We are still to see a monsoon pour (just as at home in Tucson). The roads are excellent, drivers and motorcycles respectful, we get multiple signs of encouragement along the way which at the end of the ride are needed. There is food and drinks along the way, and we can get icy drinks and sort of vegetarian meals whenever we want. It works when there is an outside kitchen (most of the time) and I can point at what we want. But what keeps us going at the end is the reward of a nice shower and AC in the room... We must have been lucky so far and found hotel rooms from 350 to 590 Bhats 12 to 19 dollars a night. We can't upload pictures but you can see some in Facebook.