Today Distance : 63.8 km Total : 3137.4 km
Today Weather : 27 - 42C Sunny and Hot all day
Time on Bike : 5 hr 36 min
Ave Speed : 11.3 kmh Max : 54.5 kmh
Ave Climb ; 4% Max : 14%
Trip Altitude : 1329m Max : 1045m
Today Spend : 35000k Total : 1546000k
Unlucky day for me with a fall off the bike from a 15km downhill over a patch of running water at a sandy bend .With my speed of 40-50kmh, when I noticed the danger in front,I slowdown trying to control and balance the bike, but in vain as the tires hit the sands, the bike and I landed on the left hand side,my left pannier was thrown out from the rack, no damage for the bike but my left thigh suffered bruises, nothing serious, a rest of 20 min to cool down the pain and I am on the bike again. Today's weather is extremely hot ( max 42C) couples with the long climb with no shade to hide from the heat. The climbs in fact started right from Luang Prabang,gradually for 27km to Vieng Ngeun and then came the steep climb of 14 km to the top before the 15 km downhill. The bamboo hut camp is only the midway of the 2nd climb. Tomorrow the climb continues to Kiewkacham and hopefully able to reach Phou Khoun which is another 65 km away.
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| Lao lady selling noodle at road side |
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| My breakfast and pick your own on the pork stomach |
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| A look out point at the hill on Luang Prabang with the Mekong River |
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| A really good place to dream |
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| Fruits stalls on top of the Hill before the descent |
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| Location of my fall with running water and sands on a downhill |
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| Very high and steep rock cliff |
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| Left thigh brushes |
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| My favorite stop |
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| Bamboo Hut Camp |
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| Nice to see a sun flower around |
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