Today Weather : 25 - 33 C Morning sun Afternoon and night rain
Time on Bike : 4 hr 57 min
Ave Speed ; 11.5 kmh Max : 48.5 kmh
Ave Climb : 3% Max ; 10%
Trip Altitude : 714 m Max : 1108 m
Today Spend : 92000k Total : 623000k
The biggest surprise of the day is the rare chance of meeting with 2 Malaysian cyclists: Khalid and Aswad. Khalid is from Kulim and Aswad is from Kuala Kangsar. What a coincidence! Of all paces, we met in this remote corner of the world!! We were cycling in opposite directions. I am heading south to Oudomxay, they were heading north to Boten and then cross to China. I noticed them climbing up,so I stopped at a flat ground to wait for them,hopping for a chat, I didn't know where they are from as they didn't have a flag hanging on their Merida bikes. Then I heard Aswad saying " Hey, ni orang Malaysia-lah!" I guessed he must have seen my Malaysian flag. We tell our ride experience so far the plans ahead, and exchanged our blogs to keep in touch. Finally, we wished each other,best of luck,ride safe and enjoy the journey. Till we meet again, not in another remote world, maybe in Kuala Kangsar Thai restaurant besides the Kangsar river. By 3 pm arrived in Oudomxay,the provincial capital located in a basin surrounded by mountains.Much bigger than Luang Namtha. Vilavong guest house 40000k, I bargain down to 70000k for a 2 nights stay.
Negotiating a bend
Mountain greenery
Melon fruits stalls by the villagers
Jalor gemilang still flying high
Such a small world meeting with Malaysian cyclists
Aswad on my left and Khalid on my right
Big rocks at the road side for road repair
Dark cloud gather again at the far side
Have a puncture here and help by this man
Rainbow after the rain, view from the guest house
Another view of Oudomxay from the balcony
4 comments:
Brater Meng,
So much have been spoken about you in the TTK session. Explore the unexpected & Believe the unbelievable, dream the unthinkable, you are OK! Keep all of us updated as and when necessary. Safe Journey, From TTK always!
Hi Meng,
People jetting around, the world becomes smaller. But I never expect to hear people on bicycle to make the world smaller. Go, go, go Meng.
Chong5
Chuen Ko,
What a small world! I know Khalid (Khalib) we used to cycle together, he's a very strong rider, trains with the Malaysian Navy. I think he's done some quite a few cross national rides, China (I think). Keep up your voyage!
Adrian Ming
hai brader meng.....
sy,aswad.lame da masa berlalu x jmpa u.mmg kecil dunia nih smpai boleh jumpa org kuala kangsar.hahahha......nice memory 4 me.......kuatkan semangat.....enjoy ur journey......
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