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I slept through the night and woke up this morning a little hungry. Dave had said it should pass in 24 hours if it was from the food, and it seemed to. I decided we should ride today. We are down to our last couple of weeks of cycling, so we now have to actually stick to a schedule. So, no cave boat ride for us. We made the short but hilly ride to the junction with 13 so that the next three days would only be moderate in length. We climbed some steep hills, and my stomach became angry, but the views were beautiful and I knew the day would be short.

We found a guest house by riding about a kilometer south on 13 and it has decent basic rooms. I couldn’t face the sights and smells of a Lao restaurant yet, so Dave went out to eat lunch, bought fruit and brought me back some rice and an omelet. I needed to be horizontal for a while so I just stayed in. I sure hope my stomach feels more solid tomorrow.