There
was a bit of confusion at the outset with locals pointing us to all 4
exits of the town roundabout but once this was sorted and we found the
right road it was plain sailing (navigationally speaking). Terrain wise
it was steep uphill for the whole morning past wooden houses on stilts
then up into jungle covered hills. One young lady on a moped stopped to
talk to us (she spoke a little English). I showed her our Chinese
explanation sheet and she took a photo of us. Later in the morning she
flagged me down outside what turned out to be her house by a banana
grove and gave me a massive bunch of mini bananas!
We
ate lunch near the top of the pass looking out over the misty hills.
After eating it started to rain on and off. I had a town in mind for the
night and after the big pass we were making good time following a river
downstream so I was confident we could make it. Unfortunately the town
turn out to be at the top of another 15km climb ascending another
1500ft. To make matters worse it started to rain. I had a sense of
humour failure and had to sit and eat cookies. We finally made it into
town at 18:40 just before it got dark. The town hotel was being
refurbished but a room was ready so we moved in and had brand new comfy
duvets and pillows for the night.
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