Ban Phaeng to Bung Khla

Staying at JB place on the main highway in Ban Phaeng was a good choice.  We had a great meal last nite, played a game of pool and retired to our rooms around 8pm.  We went to bed early not because of our age but because I wanted to learn some Thai on the TV.  No English channels.  I fell to sleep shortly after going to bed.  Although I could still hear that person next door dragging his chair all around the room  He must do this on purpose just to piss me off 

We got up nice and early at 630 today  Although we didn't have that far to ride today, we still wanted to get it over with nice and early  With a couple of stops along the way, we rolled into the town of Bung Khla  Now trying to find this small village is difficult  I don't think many foreigners travel through this part of the world

We rode down to the shore of the Mekong River and headed south  We came to the end of the road and found a really nice villa complex called Baan Pak Rim Doy  It's situated right on the river with views stretching all the way to Laos  Loas is about 1km from our little rooms

Each room has air con, TV, and WiFi  After a nice shower and washing my clothes after riding through the mud, we headed up into town, if you can call  it that, and had some lunch  We met these 2 school teachers and liked what they were eating  We just pointed to their plates and said, 'same same'

The meal was fantastic and like all good meals, it was cheap.

We rolled back to the villa and am now going to do nothing for the rest of the day;

We rode 46ks, max temperature was 39 degrees, with an average of 32  It doesn't sound much compared to other days, but the humidity was a cracker.  Sweated like a pig all morning.

 The road conditions were pretty good all morning  With a lot of protection from the over hanging trees made the conditions more bearable than other days. That's Len in the distance riding with a good shoulder to keep out of the way of the traffic. 

 This roadside stall is typical of the many we stop at along the road each day  This one made ice coffee which really hit the spot. 

 I know who'll be cleaning the clothes today.  My good eXsight jersey with the remnants of a hard day of riding

 Now this little shack is my home for the night.  We actually fell over this place.  We could see signs on the main highway but since it was in Thai we were not sure it was for a resort on the Mekong.  We could understand the logo for WiFi which helped a little bit.  We rolled into the resort and took up the 500 baht offer for the night.  You won't get this type of accommodation on the banks of the Mekong for about 17 dollars a night.

That's the view looking from my balcony.  It's a bit hazy from the humidity and the smoke from all the burning of the cane plantations further north.

Well, tomorrow is another short ride of about 45ks.  We'll be in NO rush to leave early if I have my way.

Until tomorrow, safe riding.