Loas 12th to 14th August

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The 12 started with the alarm clock ringing at 5am, as we had to catch a flight from Hanoi to Vientiane in Laos. There is not much to do in Vientiane apart from eating and drinking (which I seem to be quite good at!)

On the 13th we meet with the guy we rented 2 cross motorbikes from. When I saw they were both Hondas I felt very happy, as they are supposed to be the most reliable bikes here. He showed us how to change the tire if we have a puncture....I hope we don't, as I have not got a clue on how to do it. If it happens we will hopefully find some locals that can help us. In the afternoon we rode from Vientiane to Vang Vieng which is about 160km and it took us 4 hours. The roads are not the best in the world, but it is nice having the freedom of stopping and going when we feel like it.

On the 14th we rode from Vang Vieng to Phonsavan, which is about 230km and it took us about 7 hours. The landscape around us was amazing and we were surrounded by mountains nearly all the way. During the 7 hours we saw less than 10 cars. We stopped for lunch at a small local restaurant that only had noodle soup to offer us. I would never consider eating in a place like this in London, but my stomach seems to cope with it

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Photos

My Ironhorse
This was when the bike was clean

Bridge to bar
We had to cross this bridge to get to a bar.

Scenery
We were surrounded by this kind of scenery all day

Lunch
My lunch is being prepared at a local restaurant

Village
Village in the mountains.

Dirt
This is the state of our shoes and legs after a day on the bikes

Comments

[Claus]

Hey
Hey min ven... For fanden det ser godt ud :-) Glæder mig til at se mere. Claus Gandløse

[Trina]

Hey Klaus..You are truly living the dream..Looks fantastic!! Said with a twist of envy buy mostly happy for you as I know how you have worked your butt of the last year ¨.have safe an great trip onwards..Xxxx Trina