Laos Sayabouri To Nan

Day 13 14 Sayabouri To Nan (Tony's Place)

Day 13-14 Sayabouri to Nan (Tony’s Place)  271 Km Nan to Chiang Khong 283 Km

My final night in Laos was spent with my Thai friend "Bank" and his two pals who just happened to be in Sayabouri at the same time as myself after riding the 4B from Luang Prabang, a nice relaxing evening ensued and large amounts of beer consumed

Suitably adorned KLX

The following morning i agreed to get them over to Hongsa and then the border crossing since they were unsure of the route, but not before i watched them make heavy work of eating some hard boiled egg’s for breakfast.

The chosen route from Sayaburi to Hongsa is a very pleasant ride and paved the whole way although many of the corners are broken up and care needs to be taken due to oncoming vehicles cutting the corners to avoid the pot holes.

We arrived in Hongsa in good time and a sprint finish along the beautifully paved highway is always a joy to ride to the border point, crossing was a breeze and i bid my goodbyes to my buddies.

Soon headed to Nan for a late afternoon beer and chat with Tony.

The following morning i headed up towards Chiang Khong to meet up with Mr Deeks mid way, an uneventful ride apart from the previous night a small colony of small red ants decided to make a home in my helmet. 

I had conveniently stopped outside a police box, where the nice police officer gave me some water and sprayed the inside my helmet to rid me of the little blighters.

A fun filled evening in Chiang Khong exploring the various watering holes had me waking bleary eyed but  ready for a nice easy ride home.

Sadly the green machine decided otherwise and the rear wheel locked up as i was leaving town, which turned out to be a worn out cam chain tensioner causing the cam chain to jump a tooth locking up the engine.

So after 14 trouble free days and 3,500 Km my adventure had come to a sad conclusion and i awaited for my friend to come rescue me and take me back to Chiang Rai, but not before sampling Platypus (think it was duck) from the menu at the BBQ restaurant perfectly located where my bike came to rest.

Another enjoyable trip to Laos had come to an end bitter sweet in some way’s but never the less the place will always draw me back to explore newer trails that await closer inspection.