We went to Muang Ngoi as it was one of the places strongly recommended by Kevin... and we're quite glad we did. Reached only by boat, there is no cars, bikes, or buses. Just one dirt road where the kids, dogs, ducks, chickens, and pigs can roam freely...
we met a nice couple from Arkansas that we "rented" out the bikes to for the weekend... we then ran to the dock... here's a guy carrying a live chicken from the boat.
... and we're loaded up!
This area was heavily bombed during the war... the US spent 2 mil $ a day bombing this beautiful country!!! I'd be much more impressed if they'd spent that much cleaning it up though.
We saw one of these guys along the trail... the Golden Silk Orb Weaver... we saw some in Northern Australia as well.... pretty big... and known to eat birds... seriously.
We went to another cave from Muang Ngoi... and this one is half under water...
... only to find this guy in there! yeah we saw a few... and no we didn't stay too long.
We passed this guy going huntin' for some birds...
The next day we decided to go fishin' after a visit to another village up river.
Some albino water buffs on the way up...
Weavers at the village.
And fishin...
... didn't catch much... but it did give us a chance to see some cool dragonflies.
... and with the fish that we bought... the guides prepared some lunch.
... and of course, with every Lao meal... the Lao Lao (home-made rice whiskey) comes out.
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First we motored north for 3 hours to get to Nong Khiaw where we get on the boat... this is at a cave near Nong Khiaw, where the locals hid during the war.
First we motored north for 3 hours to get to Nong Khiaw where we get on the boat... this is at a cave near Nong Khiaw, where the locals hid during the war.
we met a nice couple from Arkansas that we "rented" out the bikes to for the weekend... we then ran to the dock... here's a guy carrying a live chicken from the boat.
... and we're loaded up!
This area was heavily bombed during the war... the US spent 2 mil $ a day bombing this beautiful country!!! I'd be much more impressed if they'd spent that much cleaning it up though.
We saw one of these guys along the trail... the Golden Silk Orb Weaver... we saw some in Northern Australia as well.... pretty big... and known to eat birds... seriously.
We went to another cave from Muang Ngoi... and this one is half under water...
... only to find this guy in there! yeah we saw a few... and no we didn't stay too long.
We passed this guy going huntin' for some birds...
The next day we decided to go fishin' after a visit to another village up river.
Some albino water buffs on the way up...
Weavers at the village.
And fishin...
... didn't catch much... but it did give us a chance to see some cool dragonflies.
... and with the fish that we bought... the guides prepared some lunch.
... and of course, with every Lao meal... the Lao Lao (home-made rice whiskey) comes out.
... back at our guesthouse.
with our deck over looking the river.
... a great town, rustic accommodation, run by the one and only "Mama Banana"
... and back to the land of cars and motorcycles
Check out the cushion I sat on the way down.
Went past this guy on our way to Luang Prabang... land of a million elephants.... I doubt he liked the traffic though... more on Elephants coming up!
with our deck over looking the river.
... a great town, rustic accommodation, run by the one and only "Mama Banana"
... and back to the land of cars and motorcycles
Check out the cushion I sat on the way down.
Went past this guy on our way to Luang Prabang... land of a million elephants.... I doubt he liked the traffic though... more on Elephants coming up!
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