Day one the bridge out of Pakse...
...Buddha watching down over the people of Pakse...
...our guide Chris with a new friend...
...Lou on the beach at Don Daeng...
...where we spent our first night in a homestay...
...kids watching us getting our bikes ready for the ferry...
...leaving Don Daeng to head back onto the west bank of the river...
...Chris pointing out the landmarks to me as we sail...
...slumming it at our hotel in Champasak...
...climbing the steps up to Wat Phu...
...which had beautifully carved stone work...
...including this very cool elephant...
...even the monks wanted there photo taken here...
...then it was back onto the riding with some dodgy little bridges...
...a whole school of children to entertain while we fixed a puncture...
...another beautiful sunrise...
...and more cool children along the way...
...of course another puncture...
...but then a gorgeous sunset to make it all worthwhile...
...Lou waiting for her coffee to cool before another early start...
...sneaking over to Cambodia for an evening at a homestay to see Irrawaddy dolphins...
...and a trip down to see the sunken forest which is under upto 4 metres of water in the wet season...
...that was the end of the cycle and we ended up at the bottom of the 4000 islands for a couple of days on Don Det to rest and relax.
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