83 km

Today’s ride seemed much longer than it was, and when we arrived my thighs were completely fatigued. The long, hot days have been taking their toll on me, and I was in need of a rest day again already. So, we pulled into Savannakhet looking for a guest house where we’d like to spend a couple of nights. We found the Nonsoda Guest House right on the Mekong river and took an a/c room without looking any further. Ah! We took our lovely cold showers and cooled off in front of the a/c while catching up on a little news on CNN International. Then we went out and cruised the main street and found the Restaurant Seven, a neat and friendly place with afternoon shade and ceiling fans that create a relaxing place to eat lunch and watch the local busyness out on the street.

In the evening we chose a large and new-looking bamboo restaurant that floats right on the Mekong with a perfect view of an island in the river and Thailand on the other side. This is a fairly busy border crossing town, and we could also see the bridge that connects Laos to Thailand just on the north side of town. As we ate we enjoyed a fiery red sunset and soon felt cool breezes off the water.

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