60 km

We met two cyclists traveling separately at a roadside cafe this morning–one from Switzerland and another from Australia. They were headed in the opposite direction, and we got some great advice about choices we have coming up in Laos. We also traded our Cambodia map for a very useful Lonely Planet Laos guide. It has much more info than our LP SE Asia book.

Another hot and steamy morning.

We got to Paxse feeling hot and wilted, but we cheered up when we saw an Indian restaurant and refueled. We then got a huge a/c room at the Great Wall Hotel for $15 and cheered up even more after a cold shower. We had a restful and uneventful evening.