Jan. 11th - Nong Khai - rest day - Kim and Glory - Cycling beyond

January 11, 2024

Jan. 11th - Nong Khai - rest day

My digestive track was not the happiest last night and I ended up calling it an afternoon/evening pretty early. Slept solid for once. I had read in another journal about a beautiful place to see water lilies. I found it on google maps, but then the recent reviews showed that they are doing construction and the ones you can see are very far away. Bummer.

I still decided I should go for a short ride though. (Technically, that negates this as a rest day 😂) I'm on a quiet side street and I was enjoying the scenery and did not see the snake by my bike until it would have been too late....lucky for me, it was already dead. A very green snake. I headed down to the actual city and made my way to the river where multiple blogs mention there is a bike path. Rode it for about 4 miles before coming back.

Spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out at the, you guessed it, the pool! 😃 I seriously thought about hanging out another day, but I know there will be more beautiful spots to come and I am anxious to hit the road.

There were all these fish sculptures with the fish names along the waterfront

These decorated the fence. Kind of cool looking

Literally, a pack of dogs with one of them up to some funny business. Timing is everything.

Phra That Klang Nam off the bank of the river in 1847. The stupa has been submerged for years. It is said to enshrine nine foot-bone relics of the Buddha. Now people take boats out to pay their respects.

Practicing with my tripod/self timer. Not too bad.

Today's ride: 9 miles (14 km)
Total: 490 miles (789 km)

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