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The Laos Unicycle Tour (LUT) of Jan/Feb 2006 consisted of 19 unicyclist plus a guide from Grasshopper Adventures and a local staff (guide, two drivers and two helpers). While we did have a major disaster with Ken (the unicyclist organizer) breaking his leg badly halfway through the trip, overall the tour was a great success. Even though there were only 6 riding days, those days were quite strenuous and covered nearly 500km. In addition, we had two back-to-back days where we climbed a total of 2800m.

These photos attempt to capture some of the amazing people and scenery of Laos as well as our riding experiences. I hope you like them.

Riding day statistics (GPS, heartrate, elevation etc):

Day 4, 59km
Day 6, 78km
Day 7, 95km
Day 8, 57km
Day 10, 107km
Day 11, 95km
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Nathan Hoover > Leaving the hotel by unicycle at 8am on Jan 24, 2006
Nathan Hoover > After a 1 or 2km ride, we load the unicycles and baggage onto our river boat.
Nathan Hoover > Nathan and Hans help load unicycles on the roof.
Nathan Hoover > Here they are being safely tied down
Nathan Hoover > The boat was about 100' long, and all for us - great luxury
Nathan Hoover > And the boat even offered a few things for sale. Beer Lao on top, of course. 12,000 Kip is just under $1.20. The "land" price was 8,000 Kip.
Nathan Hoover > Many many card games were played using Beau's "America's Most Wanted" Iraqi cards
Nathan Hoover > Water buffalos along the Mekong
Nathan Hoover > Somehow we managed to wait until just past noon for our first round of Beer Lao.
Nathan Hoover > Our excellent Lao guide, Khien.
Nathan Hoover > A little after 4pm, we come to Pak Beng where we get off for the night.
Nathan Hoover > We do another baggage line to get all the unicycles and packs off the boat
Nathan Hoover > Riding in Pak Beng
Nathan Hoover > Houses above the main street in Pak Beng. It was interesting to see that there are so many satellite dishes.
Nathan Hoover > Jan 25, 2006: After loading the unicycles back onto the roof, the best way down is a big jump.
Leaving the hotel by unicycle at 8am on Jan 24, 2006
Nathan Hoover > Leaving the hotel by unicycle at 8am on Jan 24, 2006
Leaving the hotel by unicycle at 8am on Jan 24, 2006
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