Mekong Odyssey 09: Tale of the Tape
November 30, 2009 by Don Ross
Filed under Blogs, Don Ross, Mekong Odyssey 09
The 18-day tour following the Mekong River as closely as possible through Thailand from Chiang Rai to Ubon Ratchathani and Si Sa Ket represented 1,600 km or 1,000 miles of trouble-free travel.
No punctures, no accidents and only minor technical snags with our Cannondale touring bikes.
We filed reports daily from each destination uploaded to the TTR Weekly server, using a Sony Laptop carried in a pannier bag. In villages and towns we connected via WiFI, ADSL or by using an air-card in the laptop. With just a few exceptions roads were surfaced and in good condition, ideal for cycle and motor cycle touring.
Here are the statistics on our original target, actual distances covered and even the calories we consumed during 16 days of cycling with just two rest days.
