Two wheels, one engine, one seat, four gears, an accelerator, a brake and of course a horn. This is what the motorbike/scooters are composed of in this beautiful country. Yes you know it I'm still in the chill capital of the world; Laos! It is now friday and it has been a while since my last entry! Two days ago it was the big wednesday. After waking up and getting some chow I hired a motorbike and took to the streets. At first I had trouble driving on the other side of the road and I definately almost bailed numerous times due to there being no centre line on the roads. Cars come full noise straight towards you and because they are bigger, they just beep there horns and force you to rapidly bail to the side or end up as squished smelly road kill...hmmmm so now I know what it's like to be a hedgehog! Well I proceeded into the horizon and took a dirt/stone road towards the cliffs that loomed threatingly overhead. After a few minutes I was pulled up next to a mighty river where cliffs lingered. A quick dip later it was back on the road where I finally arrived at a look out spot on the river. There I met a great French girl who was fascinating to talk to. We all had a beer lao of course and proceeded to cross a bridge constructed from bamboo into the jungle. I thought to myself "it's time to test these little bad boy scooters" and so I proceeded off road and took full flight off jumps (small hills) and bottomed out upon landing again. Was great to see some mud all up the side of these untested scooters. Well after exploring the many trekking paths in the jungle and running over the locals I gave back my scooter and proceeded to melt into the distance as they examined it. They still have my drivers license......bugger! All in all what a fab day!
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