VIentiane-Hin Gnome

Total Distance:88.39km
Total Time:5h23m45s
Average Speed:16.3km/h
Maximum Speed:45.0km/h
Total Distance So Far:6955.06km

FRED'S BACK BABY! After nearly three weeks of limited physical activity, I'm back on the bike. My time spent in Vientiane was a little boring. Overall it is not a terrible city, but there isn't all that much to do there. Between fixing up Fred, getting a Visa extension for Laos and getting my Thai Visa, I spent a total of five days there. When the morning of my long awaited departure from Vientiane finally arrived I was more than willing to say my goodbyes and get out of there.
I was hoping to make it all the way to Vang Vieng. In the back of my head I knew this was wishful thinking. As I'm sure you can imagine, I am little out of shape after my holiday from my holiday. Sitting around drinking beer and eating all day will do that to a person. The ride was at least an easy one. It was mostly flat. There are really only a couple of hills, and they aren't very big. Still after eighty kilometers I could feel the burn in my thighs (something I haven't felt in quite some time) and I knew the smart thing to do would be to stop.
I spent the night in Hin Gnome. Mostly because of fatigue, but in part because I thought it had an interesting name. There is absolutely nothing there with the exception of the guesthouse I stayed at and a few bamboo shacks. It was at least quiet which, after spending the last little bit hanging around big cities, was nice. Unfortunately I did not spend the night alone. Just before I was about to jump into bed I looked down to discover my bed was swarming with aunts. Luckily I had purchased a hammock in Vientiane. I strung it up in the room and enjoyed a good nights sleep. I knew that hammock would come in handy.