Besides all the fun in the tubing by kajak, we decided not to get drunk again but continue with what we are here for... discovering the country and if possible go off the beaten track... so we started what i will always remeber as the 3 day motorbike trip in lao in rain season... if that doesnt promis adventure, what does.. here she is..(above) my new lady friend.. a beautiful Honda FTR (almost) fullcross..
And right at day one we have the first surgery! 20km into the Nationalpark just north of Vientiane, i.e. 20 km after the last sign of civilization besides a NP entry checkpoint, we had a flat tire. No mobile coverage... no... pushing was on the menu. For one more hour, after a 5h bike ride through almost all unsealed road to mud holes... in the heat.. no fun.. however, we made it to the remote tad leuk waterfall (tad=waterfall) and te local ranger helped me getting the tire off... and together we brought it on his little korean scooter!!! back to the village for a fix...the next morning of course
ion the meantime swimming at the waterfall - sleepiung was in a tent and there wasno shower anyway... and a couple of beerlao with the ranger...
this was probably the closet we got on the whole trip to a local, who didnt speak any english at all. He did live with 3 of his 9 daughters at the waterfall, and on the trip to the village he presented me to his wife and two more daughters.. akward situation, cause i couldnt say anythiong to them besides thanks for the coffee... but hey.. thank you little ranger for fixing our bike!!
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