The slow boats
Slow boat drivers mid toast of beer lao.
Pakbeng, slow boat layover
Day 2. Simon and Natalie
The fast boat.
Day trip from Luang Prabang
sun bears
new years eve
taking peoples eyes out with roman candles
a new Russian friend
we love the hotel rules
Leaving Luang Prabang
climbing into the mountains
Views from the climb
lao village...straw home complete with satalite tv
small village with seriously long name
enthusiastic village kids!
reaching the clouds
morning departure back into the mist of the mountains
day 2...climbing again
if only these photos could capture how wild the mountains in the background are!
at the top of a pretty magnificent world!
A long view of our road...screaming down hill for 20k!
View from bungalow
that pond is runoff from the the hotsprings above...this was an awesome stop.
in the springs!
Heading out for a ride of spectacular scenery
rest stop
Mateo and Courtney this one is for you!
Vang Vieng, view from our hotel
Vang Vieng, young monk
Entering the water cave
small village outside vang vieng
beerlao at sunset!
breakfast stop before departing vang vieng (egg and cheese sandwich and cappucinos!!)
into the woods near our hotel to see buddha
although we blog a lot about the fabulous asian cuisine...this is what we are actually eating everyday!
The complicated world of electicity, Vientiene
Craig trying to finish The Count of Monte Cristo so that we can trade it in before leaving the big city.
leaving Vientiene
Arriving in Paksan after a long day of head winds
Leaving Paksan...do you see what direction those flags are blowing?
Trying to block the sun. On the way to Thakhet.
day trip in thaket
Buddha cave. The Buddhas in this cave are 600 hundred years old. Discovered by villager in 2004 while hunting bats.
begging bad dog
Anyone up for rodent for dinner?
rice farming
Sunset over the Mekong. Thailand on far side of river.
lao (?korean) style bbq
leaving Thaket...typical road obstacles.
US legacy near border with Vietnam
Heading toward Vietnam
Leaving Laos!
