February 24th: Kamnoet Nopphakhun to Don Yang – 67.9 km
Day 134
Not too much to impress today, and I didn’t have the energy to ponder anything. I attempted to learn some Chinese but soon gave up. My legs were heavy and I was tired. On the other hand Cher was fine and bopping along in front as I trailed behind. When you feel strong, your loads are light, and you imagine every moving part is gliding along with optimal efficiency with each smooth stroke. When you’re beat, you wonder if your bags are too heavy, your tires are low and why am I doing this. It’s the difference in outlook that causes the most stress between us. However, over the long run we are falling in and out of sync but like the moon and the sun, when we do align we are stronger pulling together.
We pulled into a small town around 1:30 and began looking for a room. We found 2 places in town, one room with a fan and a cold shower for 250 and another with a fan and cold shower for 300, neither with wi-fi. We could have had air-conditioning for 400 but decided it was a bit much. It was nice to be in a small non-touristy town and to be literally unplugged. There was only one socket in the room, so we saved our batteries. Our cold showers and a well placed fan actually made the room comfortable enough to take a 2 hour nap. Hopefully we will both get a full nights sleep and be aligned in the morning.
