With no pressure to get the kilometres done I headed to a coffee bar for breakfast. It was just gone 9am and already very hot.
Quite early on, I saw this temple on top of a hill. I only wanted a photo or two, so I left my crash helmet on and climbed the, reiculously perilous, metal stairs up. By the time I got up there I was a sweating mess. However it was worth the climb. Its a temple under construction.
The only riding kit i didnt take up the metal staircase were my gloves. The only bit I needed were my gloves, the handrail was burning hot. It dawned on me I had used the workmans temporary stairway which was, rickety and not good in bike boots. That called for a cold drink and my scarf to be soaked in water.
The road was straight and dull, so I added a 16km detour along some trails. Incredibly hot the trail was either soft dusty powder or jagged stones. It was a challenge to get the fully loaded bike through without getting a puncture
And so I rolled into Stung Trend and got a hotel. On the bank of the Mekong River its a busy little town with a market. It stayed busy into the late evening but also remained oppresively hot (Not complaining).
Earth, Wind and Tyres 