At least you got home safely, T. Driving in Thailand when the weather's great is a nightmare, add in a tropical rainstorm and it's hell. Remember a similar journey a few years ago - pickups upside down in the middle bit, and one over a barrier with the cab completely crushed. It was a horrible journey. Mr.VS (like you) would leave enough braking distance between the car ahead, only to have eejits undertaking and filling in the gap. Ignorance of other things I can tolerate, but when it comes to driving a potential killing machine it's unacceptable.
VS
"Properly trained, man can be a dog's best friend"
Yes Terry..as V.S. says..you got home safe n sound (without any of those t****rs running into YOU).
Rain or no rain it would appear that on a Friday that strip of road is a playground for Bangkonians heading South for the weekend..When I drove down on a Friday afternoon about a month ago I simply felt my truck was in the way of their high-speed, high-risk, escape from the big-city.
I do feel sorry for those poor souls in the minivans tho', Ho-hum eh?
Hi Terry
I hope you enjoy you're weekend.
I agree half an hour of rain and it's like demolition darby i have even seen a single decker bus balanced over a parapet wall on a flyover i could not believe my eye's it was like something from a movie still with the occupants on board.
I never travel in minivans unless i rent the whole van ! and the wife always tells them to drive at a speed my husband is happy with, and steady and you will get a very nice tip drive like a fool and you will only cover you're costs that's it.
I have also done the smart bus not quite a V.I.P from Hua Hin to Prasat Surin province on Usual Suspects recommendation and that was stress free, would use again just kicked back with a couple of beers why my wife and baby and everyone else for that matter fell asleep before we got past the mountains north of Cha Am.
Kendo.
Is Bangkok a place or a nasty injury.......Eric Morcombe.
Like Kendo I too drive regularly to Prasart and cannot believe the nutters on the road oblivious to conditions, especially the cheaper buses wow are they crazy!!. At least it is getting a little better now that a big part of the road is dual carriageway...room to get away from the crazies!!, but as we all know it is education, or lack of it and unfortunately it will never change, not in my lifetime anyway!!
OF COURSE I know what driving with the hazard lights on means.
"I'm a *anker driving too fast - get out of my way"
Chock dee and thanks for the expressions of kindness re my safe arrival in Hua Hin. I only have to now look forward to the return trip up to Bangkok tomorrow.
Terry wrote:I STILL prefer my original title for this thread
*ankers in wet weather
Thank you................
Nereus
OF COURSE I know what driving with the hazard lights on means.
"I'm a *anker driving too fast - get out of my way"
Chock dee and thanks for the expressions of kindness re my safe arrival in Hua Hin. I only have to now look forward to the return trip up to Bangkok tomorrow.
Have a safe trip back Terry,
I know is not relevant to the post but how is the fishing there? Always an avid carp fisherman in England and now i want to teach my son in HH when we get there in August.
Terry wrote:I STILL prefer my original title for this thread
*ankers in wet weather
Thank you................
Nereus
OF COURSE I know what driving with the hazard lights on means.
"I'm a *anker driving too fast - get out of my way"
Chock dee and thanks for the expressions of kindness re my safe arrival in Hua Hin. I only have to now look forward to the return trip up to Bangkok tomorrow.
Have a safe trip back Terry,
I know is not relevant to the post but how is the fishing there? Always an avid carp fisherman in England and now i want to teach my son in HH when we get there in August.
A bit of topic but use the search facility for the fishing lodge, my personal best fish went from UK 2kg Sea Bass to 13kg Simese Carp on my first trip to the lodge I will go back there a couple of times on my trips to Hua Hin.
Kendo.
Is Bangkok a place or a nasty injury.......Eric Morcombe.
Chock dee and thanks for the expressions of kindness re my safe arrival in Hua Hin. I only have to now look forward to the return trip up to Bangkok tomorrow.
Never mind, I am sure that by the end of next year you will be able to zip up and down on the high speed train!
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
Terry have you tried the coastal road from Samut Sakhon to Chaam? I just did it on the bike, great scenic road with hardly any traffic.
Might take a bit longer in a car but less stressful.
Cheers,
GN.
You must know by now what that means? 
