Had a long training ride up to Amphoe Phon Phisai but turned back just 8km short of the Mekong. There was plenty of rice being grown in the area being irrigated by a major river.

It must be nearly 2 years since I had been up this way but I remembered the route ..I headed back via the track around the large lake near Sang Khom & then took the direct road back to Ban Dung Via Thung Kwang Pattana & Kut Du. Distance 85-90k.