Day 5 & 6 Stoung to Phnom Penn

We have been traveling through some remote towns and the communication has been limited....However, during our stay in Stoung I met a lovely lady who spoke French and the feeling to communicate was fantastic. Every time we go through a village we hear the chant of "hello hello" from the children and when we make a stop we usually encounter two or three children, which usually turns out to be twenty! I believe the kids perform some sort of tribal call to communicate with their fellow friends and then they start coming from all directions....That is when the whole idea of sharing is expressed and for the most part kids have been playing together.
我们在偏远的小镇骑行，能交流的人很少，但是我们在Stoung这个地方见到一位女士，她会说法语，能交流的感觉真好。每次我们路过村庄时，孩子们总会“Hello、hello”的跟我们打招呼，当我们停下来时，通常开始就见到2、3个孩子，过一会就成了20多个。我相信他们有自己的沟通方式，能让伙伴们从四面八方赶来，这就是分享快乐，孩子们多数在一起玩。

The areas we have been traveling through have been extremely poor; however, the enthusiasm and love from the people is amazing. Chinese new year is in full effect and the doors are open to us every time we pass through some type of function. We crashed a wedding yesterday and they opened the dance floor for us....The old cats were loving some of the foreigner moves and the "Angkor" beer started to flow. The people were great, but we needed to pullout to beat the sunset so we can find a place to stay. We eventually ended up in a small truck stop 25 km out of a town called Skun. This stretch of highway has no shoulder so we are trying to avoid riding in the dark....
我们经过的这些地区非常贫穷，但是这里的人们热情好客很让人感动。他们还是过中国的农历新年，每次我们经过时总是对我们敞开大门。昨天我们到一个婚礼上，进入到他们的舞池，他们非常热情，给我们喝啤酒。他们非常热情，但是我们得尽快出发，趁天黑之前找个地方宿营。最后我们在Skun镇外25公里的地方找到一个卡车集散地，这里的公路旁边没有路肩，所以我们必须避免在黑暗骑行。

Jeans has been getting stronger everyday and I believe the anxiety of the ride is now eliminated. She is working hard on and her strength is increasing! She is programmed to go hard, but the mechanical skills are still a work in progress.... At first, every time she touched the bike something would break....but it takes experience which she is gaining. In total we have cycled close to 800 km in six days and today we made our way to the capital. We are going through beautiful landscapes and we were off-roading for most of the day. After the trailer is refilled we will be making our way north towards Laos. We still have a long journey and we are looking forward to the adventure ahead. Thank you everyone for your encouragement....it really gives us that extra push to keep moving forward.
Jeans每天都在进步，没以前急躁了，她一直很努力，力量也在增强，只是技巧还需学习。开始每当她一跨上自行车总会碰坏什么，慢慢的才有了经验。我们6天内骑行了800公里了，今天我们将到达首都。一路风景优美，我们一直在越野。在我的小拖车装满后，我们开始朝老挝出发，一直向北。还有很长的路，不知道前方有什么。谢谢每一个人的鼓励，是你们给了我们勇气和力量坚持着。

Much love,

 Paul