As soon as we arrived in Nong Khiaw, I knew I was gonna like this place:
A chilled vibe, life on the streets and plenty of locals, but was still surprised at how many tourists had made the effort to get here. We wandered the “city” (aka village) and stumbled upon some kind of extended family gathering. It turned out to be the beginnings of a wedding… with our tour guide very excited about his invitation.
I guess a reason for a party doesn’t come about very much up here. It also meant that tomorrow’s tour will start a little later than usual!
Lao dogs are really cute, and appear to all be related to each other:
And I found this bug on the railing at the cafe we stopped at for lunch on the river:
The cafe came complete with an enclosed deer:
I’m still not sure of why a deer was being kept: they don’t produce milk or meat, and aren’t the best workers as far as I know. And it seemed very un-Asian to keep it as a pet. But it seemed happy enough.
And then to the bridge for another amazing sunset:
Sitting in the Indian restaurant after dinner, Rudy suddenly said, “Eleanor”. And so it was. She’d stayed another day in Phonsavan as she was very sick and needed to recover before moving on. Seeing her now made me realise how ill she must have been.
And then back to our bungalows on the river, complete with balcony and hammock:
And this is what my room now looked like. Can you spot anything concerning?:
It was *massive*. Easily the biggest (wild) spider I’d ever seen with my own eyes.
I sheepishly knocked on Rudy’s door and enquired about his arachnid removal services. He pointed out that we didn’t know whether it was poisonous, so glass and paper it was. My mosquito net was duly installed over my bed, despite there being no mosquitoes. Taking no risks 😉
Oh ok, now I know who Rudy is, sounds fun, but to quote you ” ask him how many times has he been to Basingstoke ” only joking.
But when are you home ?
Bob