Excitement brewing. We had found actual mountain bikes from the most unlikely storefront shop. John rented a GT, shimano parts, working brakes, new knobby tires, and mine was an unknown brand but still a decent ride. We didn’t really know where to go, but decided to ride this loop trail that was marked on the map. It was 37 kilometers and had some decent climbs in it, but nothing to bad. Unfortunately it was all fire road, no single track, no jumps, but at least it was dirt and we were both just happy to ride for several hours.
The scenery was great, we even found a section of river where John could pull wheelies. To add to the ambiance, some local women were washing their vegetables in the water as John sped across.
We ended up staying in Luang Prabang 6 days which was longer than originally planned but we were really quite taken with the city. But as a result we were a bit off the loose schedule we had mapped out and decided we would fly to our next location - Cambodia rather than making the 2 day journey by bus. Next stop - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
