Mukdahan to Roi Et

Fri 03/01/14, 148km

Decided to head for Roi Et today in order to go see Wat Pa Non Sawan tomorrow which gets a good write up in the guidebook. Bit of a long day so made for a proper proper early start after a coffee and a cheese sandwich courtesy of the local 7-Eleven.

My route was from Google Maps and was OK. First section was on Highway 213 which was OK at that time of the morning, plus it was pleasantly cool. Then came a turn off down a road that didn't fully exist on my paper map but luckily did in reality. Started well then became dirt road but it helped Mr cut across through some very bucolic areas to another asphalted road after which it was a case of just cycling away.

By 11 the temperature was getting a bit toasty, around the 30c mark at a guess. Just a case of having to keep hydrated although it makes eating difficult.

My last drink stop was about 25km from town where the owner, a large Swedish chap, not only insisted on me not paying but also pointed me in the direction of s hotel with a swimming pool. Sold.

Roi Et itself is a nice little town with a wonderful park at it's center. One of those pleasant places you get tucked away all over the world. Always been one of the pleasures of cycle touring for me, pitching up in places like this that I'd never go to otherwise.

Could be a career option

The walking Buddha in Roi Et