Respite.....With the main objective complete for this trip completed yesterday, I can relax a little but diarrhea kicks in in the night during the early hours. It would be a pity if we have to head back to Bangkok with nothing else achieved though.
I decide to visit Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station leaving it as late as possible. It least there are toilets there. We arrive just before 10am and I stay until gone midday recording traffic at this station. It's so far so good. Have I dodged a bullet?
There's no reason now to delay our return but my partner feels I would appreciate a little detour. Well, I do love surprise but at least on the highway there are plenty of rest stops.
Undiscovered.....Nakhon Ratchasima is a huge province second only in area to Chiang Mai. It's taken ages to get around it, yet I find myself in Pak Thong Chai District in the central south, one of 32 districts. Here I'm introduced to two locations established in the early Rattanakosin Era with Ayutthaya influence. Both have disused ubosots (ordination halls) using early building styles. Amidst decay there is also charm. Visiting these old temples has been a major feature during my extensive travels in Thailand.
To close the day out there is a delightful Khmer ruin in the district too which is the icing on the cake. With doubts hanging around for two days I couldn't have wished for more.
From Pak Chong Chai it's still a long way to Bangkok, and we could still return via the Mittraphap Highway 2 but chose to use the more scenic 304. This road bisects Khao Yai and Thap Lan National Park and was converted to dual lane not too long ago. Curious we should never get lost using this road. Starting in Nakhon Ratchasima, it runs for nearly 300 kilometres to a point close to the residence. So it's job done as we get back just after 7pm.

Source: Site Visit