Dave rode 44 km

Dave and I got up at our usual 4:30 time and made it out to the river for sunrise. Afterward, I wanted a good rest for my knees, which have been feeling great during the big days we’ve been riding but were starting to get a little edgy. Dave decided to ride around the island and check it out. The Lonely Planet guide said it should be 35 km, but it was actually 44. So Dave got a fair little ride in today while I read, drank coffee, and lounged. In the afternoon we made tentative plans for the next several days in Laos, then hid from the heat and read for a while. We had dinner next door on the riverside deck and watched the kids swimming in the river and the fishermen paddle out in their dugout canoes.