Today dist : 61.4 km Total : 3564.2 km
Today Temp : 26-36 C Overcast with evening rain
Ride time: 6 hr 01 min
Ave speed : 12.2 kmh Max : 54.0
Ave climb: 3 % Max: 9 %
Trip alti : 723 m Max: 411 m
Today Spend: 355k dong Total: 2710 Rmb+2303k dong+ 1989 k kips
Crossing over to Lao Bao in Vietnam this morning after a short ride of 5 km.Everything went smoothly and got a 30 days for Vietnam visa.Had my remaining Laos money kips changed to Vietnamese dong,I am ready to start my final phase of tour ending in Danang. Vietnam is far more developed than Laos once you crossed over.you could really feel the difference,the towns are much bigger,more vibrant while Laos everything is slow moving.I stop by a roadside cafe attracted by the free wifi advertisement to serve the net more than its dripping black bitter coffee for 10k dong (Rm2). After Lao Bao,the next town is Khe Sanh where i had my lunch of beef rice soup (30k dong). At 25km mark,I finally decided to turn right to Ho Chi Minh Road 14,this is longer and more hilly than the shorter and more flat road of QL9,by using this road hopping to see some historical war sites along the way. Remember how Ho Chi Minh unify North and South Vietnam by using this trail and forced out the Americans thus ending the long fought Vietnam War.Of couse,Ho Chi Minh did it the hard way,I am just reaping his fruits now.
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| Lao Bao International Border Gate |
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| Dat Mou Oh Guesthouse in Dansavan |
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| The border of Laos and Vietnam is just 5 km from Dansavan |
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| Laos Border Gate and Vietnam is at the far end |
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| Lao-Vietnam Border where Lao exit and Vietnam entry stamps all done at the Vietnam side |
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| Enjoying free wifi at the dripping cafe |
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| Banana harvesting a good business here |
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| Durian cake and Orange juice drink |
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| Vietnamese stall |
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| Beef rice soup 30k dong |
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| Some sort of checking but bicycle just ride thru' |
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| QL-9 road |
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| QL-9 road |
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| Back to the mountains |
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| And the rivers |
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| Back to the mountains |
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| Last chance to make up your mind - Going straight or turn right? |
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| Da Krong Bridge - The decision made is to turn right |
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| Da Krong Bridge |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| Ho Chi Minh Road 14 |
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| River and green mountain |
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| Vietnamese kids |
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| Started to see rain here but none in Laos |
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| Some steep climbs to tackle |
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| Started to see rain here but none in Laos |
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| Vietnamese kids like to chase after me,so I stop for them |
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| Dam at the far end |
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| Ho Chi Minh Camp |
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