Leaving Laos

After waiting out two national holidays we had two 60 day Thai visas in hand. The up side of the holiday delays was the calm that fell over the city, making the transition from the tranquil and traffic-free rural riding a little easier. The owner of the only western bike shop in the country was off racing in Bangkok for all but the last two days we had in Laos. Dave was able to get a new set of pedals and have his crank re-threaded in the final hours of our stay. We rode over the Friendship Bridge and into Thailand without a hitch and began our ride along the Mekong.