Behind yet again. We've been in Thailand for a little over a week, but I'm just now starting to blog about it, whoops. The trip from Lao to Thailand was the easiest border crossing thus far, one stamp and a ride across the bridge, one more stamp, one more form, and we were in Thailand. Done and done.
Our first sight leaving customs in Thailand: a trusty old 7-11, a touch of home across the world. As tempting as a slurpee sounded in the heat, we decided our time would be better spent finding lunch and a good map of the country. Having a vague idea of where you are and where you're headed have turned out to be pretty important pieces of information.
After a little wandering around Nong Khai we found both a good book store to pick up a map, and a nice little spot to grab lunch and figure out what to do with the rest of the day. We spent some time perusing the map and decided to make a 20k push to the next town along the Mekong and shorten the ride for the next day. The 20k push only lasted about 5k before we folded in the face of the heat, probably low triple digits, and found a hotel where we could luxuriate in the frosty embrace of AC. It felt oh so good. One day in Thailand about 5k of biking, and many wonderful hours relishing the miracle of air conditioning. I'm a bit of a pansy when it comes to heat.
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