After
breakfast at Pakxan Hotel, the one and only hotel in Pakxan with free wifi, on
Day 15, we headed to Pakxe via route 13 all the way. It was a straight road and
I felt relieved that the winding road was finally over. However, the view was
boring as we were now riding on a low land. There was nothing to see except ragged
paddy fields and kampong houses. To sum it all, riding on the mountains was
difficult, but the view was superb. On the other hand, riding on the low lands
was much easier, but offer only boring views. Conclusion – NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
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| A landmark near a river but I am not sure of its significance...may be someone can tell me |
I
noticed one good thing about the Lao drivers were whenever they overtake, they
will spare much space on your side and will honk as to alarm you. This is
something which we can learn from them. The road condition that we passed today
was okey, but at certain parts, uneven. There was one time that I didn’t manage
to avoid a big hole with water in it, and I almost fell from my bike. I found
that, even though I rode much faster compared to riding in the mountains, it
was difficult to cover many kilometers per hour. There were many times that we
had to slow down as to avoid a group of cows on the road. The most annoying to
me was dogs lazing on the road, and didn’t make the slightest effort to move
even when they saw vehicles approaching. I had to ride carefully so as not to
hit them.
Not long after we fuel up, Hadi slowed down his bike due to some problems. The carburetor was wet. Weird. It was not raining. After checking it out, Hadi assumed that the oil sold at the petrol station was mixed with kerosene, hence the engine choking.
There were some mountain background views 50kms before we arrive
Pakxe. Upon arrival, we checked in at Sabady Guest House which had lots of
foreigners staying here. Total ride today is 530kms, 10 hours.
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