{"id":38545,"date":"2021-04-01T14:24:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=38545"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:24:32","slug":"day-1040-kratie-to-sambor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/2021\/04\/day-1040-kratie-to-sambor\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1040 – Kratie to Sambor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 1040                                        26th May 2019
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25 miles (Kratie to Sambor ) Average speed 9.9 mph<\/p>\n

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A good day watching dolphins, thunderstorms and some dodgy roads.
\nI got up at 7 and had brekkie of scrambled eggs with baguette and good coffee at the hostel. I left at 8 and made my way to the dolphin viewing area at Kampi.<\/p>\n

On the way the road surface was bad enough that I had to stop and tighten my mud guard. I had a drink and then made it to the boat. The security guard was a bit stroppy, but at least the ticket office could change a 100 dollar bill! The boatman was happy enough, but keen to get back to land after only 45 mins instead of the hour I\u2019d paid 9 dollars for. It was great to see the Irrawaddy dolphins close up but not close enough to take any photos.<\/p>\n

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Watching for dolphins<\/p><\/div>\n

I then continued along the riverbank to a place that looked good on paper but was full of people touting for business so I carried on to avoid another tourist trap.<\/p>\n

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View over a village<\/p><\/div>\n

I found this guesthouse easily and checked in with the old man who said I could park my bike in his house.<\/p>\n

Then I went for lunch and enjoyed the views of the Mekong. I had a siesta and awoke to a raging thunderstorm which was great to watch, but I\u2019m glad I wasn\u2019t on one of the boats being tossed around.<\/p>\n

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Thunderclouds over the Mekong<\/p><\/div>\n

Then after chatting to the owners son I had a couple of beers and went for dinner which may have been intestines! At least they had WiFi, which the guesthouse doesn\u2019t. I have a long day ahead and am already in bed before 9.<\/p>\n

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Daily guesthouse 6 dollars. Fan and a nice room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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