March 13, 2017

We left the hotel/apartment at 7:15 a.m. and headed north-east along with a lot of traffic heading to the various car manufacturing plants in the area. We were amazed at the traffic, all heading to work at these large auto manufacturers including GM, Toyota, Suzuki and all the various support plants that go along with the auto manufacturers.

We found our quiet rural road 3138 which was a busy two-lane divided highway – so much for a nice quiet ride!

Although the road was two-lane, after the first 20 kms of industrial views, we passed into an area that was mainly agriculture. We spotted pineapples and a small rubber plantation.

We saw a couple of nice Wat\’s, but this is the only one on our side of the road. It is only 29 years old.

The road initially was undulating – not hilly but rolling. The last 35 kms was flat and busy as we headed into the suburbs of Rayong and then to the beach area.

Our resort is about 10 kms from the Town of Ben Phe, we will have to go there tomorrow to get some groceries. Our room includes a small kitchenette with a fridge and microwave, we will be able to save some money and have breakfast in the room and buy local for dinner. We bought locally today, so that we can have eggs and toast for breakfast.

The resort has a nice swimming pool, which we will definitely use as the beach area here is a little dirty.

We have a room with a view, we can see the sea (the Gulf of Thailand) and the swimming pool. I am looking forward to a nice week relaxing and maybe attempting to even out the tan! There are a few things to see in the area, which we will investigate over the next few days.

The only unfortunate thing with the room is that there is no wi-fi in the room, only in the lobby!