Ty's bike has not been kind to him, with several components failing yesterday. Krabi does not have any dealerships that keep parts for big bikes, so Ty is doing a parts run 180km down the peninsula to Phuket City. It all sounds a bit too hard for Gary and I who have visited Phuket City in the past, so we have a declared a day of rest while Ty takes the main road there and back.
As this is being written, we have taken a call from Ty - from near the Police Station in Phuket City. Apparently he needed to scoot from one shop to another nearby and decided not to wear his helmet. A friendly policeman nearby pulled him over and seized his license. He has been told that he must go to the police station to retrieve it after donating 300 baht to the Philippines government.
Ty was incensed that hundreds of other bike riders nearby were not wearing helmets, however he has been singled out. It must have been something to do with his uncanny resemblance to Shrek. At least there are no points to lose over here.
