87 kms.
I really suggest future cyclists between Pakmong and Udomxai take the bus. The road is bad practically all the way and there are some serious hills. I found no place for lunch.
Two years ago I came this way going the other direction. I had had a very long day Namtha - Udomxai and my thighs felt stiff and unwilling the morning after. And Udomxai did not seem to have any particular attractions warranting a whole days stay. So I turned in to the bus station and asked. Sure enough there would be a mini bus going towards Pakmong within an hour. I took off my pedals, opened the handlebar and we loaded my bike on the rooftop. I was in Pakmong ahortly after noon and continued my r & r.
This time I cycled. And it was tough going. I only arrived Udomxai shortly before six pm as dusk was falling. But now my legs feel tired againg and I must take a day off here. Don't know yet how I will spend it other than doing my journal.
I had a lot of problems with my Gps again. It keeps turning itself off at the slightest uneveness on the road. And since I do like to have a track to attach to my journal at Crazyguy I keep turning the gps on again and again. When loading the track into my laptop I can see that I actually turned the unit on 73 times yesterday over an eight hour ride. I really don't have time for that sort when riding on rough roads in hilly country.
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