Day 81, 68km: by Amy

The hills were less ferocious today but the views were still fantastic over the hazy green mountains. For most of the morning the road undulated along a ridge top through little villages. All these places had 'World Vision' sponsored taps which are well used. Each village also has a shop selling sweets and drinks and a little wooden shack petrol station. We cycle through dodging a menagerie of animals on the road and returning Sabadee's (hellos) to the children who all wave and greet us enthusiastically.

That evening Chris found a camp spot behind tall grass right by the road. It was on the switch back of a climb so you could hear the traffic a long way off. It was weird being so close to people and yet totally invisible but the views of the valley were awesome and we slept like babies.

the petrol pumps in rural Laos