Today’s ride on Komoot I was worried about today’s ride too even though it was short. I get confidence from every achievement, so by now, I should have enough faith in my abilities to take on any ride and do it. I certainly don’t like the pain of climbing steep hills, but I know it …
Todays ride on Komoot To say I was concerned about today’s ride is a massive understatement. I saw the hills from the boat, and could see the ride profile showing 3 very steep climbs. I’d found a hotel on maps.me so I knew there’d be a place to stay in Muang Ngeung, and I expected …
It was a pleasant day on the boat to Pakbeng, all organised by Nok from the Little Hostel. She does such a great job for everybody. We all had a packed lunch, boat tickets and booked accommodation in Pakbeng. Nok also asked me to inform everyone that the slow boat to Luang Prabang is back …
Today’s ride on Komoot A short day today – 20+ kms which was down to the Friendship bridge on the Thai side, then up to the town of HouayXai which sits directly opposite Chiang Khong across the Mekong. The slow boat from HouayXai to Luang Prabang goes on Mondays and Thursdays, so I expected the …
Lots to do today. I had my new front sprocket, but needed a special tool to install it. I had also spoken to the bike shop in Chiang Mai and had my hopes up that a local bike shop could do it. So I rode the 6kms to the only bike shop around, and had …
Todays ride on Komoot Strange start today. I didn’t sleep well. Maybe it was the karaoke down the road or that grand final thrashing, but it was a slow start. As I was leaving, the lady who runs the hotel gave me a bunch of bananas. Just what I felt like too, so I tootled …
Today’s ride on Komoot I was looking forward to the breakfast here. The owner had really built it up yesterday, so my hopes were high. It was fantastic – noodle soup, toast, juice and coffee. Baan Tuek Homestay comes highly recommended. This was a nice easy short and flat ride except for a few bumps …
Today’s ride on Komoot This was a regulation flat day – one for the sprinters 😁 It was raining at breakfast time and the forecast was for 36mm of rain in an hour, so I almost decided to stay another night. The rain stopped and the forecast changed and this opened up an opportunity to …
Didn’t sleep too well. The chickens (directly below me) decided that 2am was karaoke time for some reason. I also chased a cat off my bed soon after, and the early morning noises of the other assorted animals kept me awake. I’m used to the soothing rattle and hum of Thai aircon units, not natural …
Peter Evans suggested this to me. It wasn’t until after it had started that I thought. mmm… should I have trusted his recommendation ? Sure should have ! Day one has been great. We wandered through farming land along trails, over creeks and up and down some slippery slopes. It started to rain about 30 …
