Had a good sleep last night probably due to the concussion, the train trip was pretty good, I think I must have been pretty tired as slept right through the night. So woke up fresh and ready to go. The train arrived at Nong Khai 30minutes late so not to bad at all, I got my bike back from the luggage compartment and was ready for the border. Now at borders there are always local people ready to tell you the best way to do things. This tok tok driver wanted to show me the place to do it. The only problem was they charge you. No thanks but I did get dragged down the road behind the tok tok. The easy life.
Thai border was pretty easy as I was leaving, so stamp stamp and away I went. There is a train that runs across the border these days and I had timed it perfect to be just behind the train. Now the train runs over the middle of the bridge so they close it to all traffic except me and the train. Having got the bridge mostly to myself I took the opportunity to take a few photos right in the middle. No mans land.
The Loas border was a bit crazy with all the forangs trying to get there visa’s and get back to their bus for the trip to Vientiane. I took my time and and just breezed through. Jumped on my bike looked lost for a few seconds got pointed in the right direction and off I went. So much for customs I could have had forty kilo’s of opium in my bag.
Off to Vientiane, O bugger they drive on the other side how inconvenient, signs looking for signs, no signs, how the hell am I supposed to find my way. Ok the buses are going right so right it is, this could get real fun out in the wilds of Loa. I’m on the road again. 20 km easy ride into town, chatted to a American Girl who was riding down the road, found guest house, got room, jumped in shower, I was covered in red dust, from head to toe. The cars and trucks kick up the dust and it just sticks to you. So for the rest of Loa I could be doing a lot of washing.
Vientiane is a nice enough city, the tourist area is overpriced for what it really is. At the moment it is on par with Thailand, or maybe more. Not that I am worried about money, it always gets cheaper on the road. I had to face a wind storm last night to head out for dinner and then took the wrong street to back to the guesthouse and got a bit confused, luckily my guest house is by a tennis court so just did the Charades sign for tennis and got sent in the right direction, it ended out I was only two blocks away.
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