Saturday 19th October

Up ar 6.30 for 7.0 breakfast and on board for 7.30 for the nine hour second day of the trip on the Mekong to Luang Prebang in Laos.
We had two stops today, another Hill Village and some caves that are Temples to the Laos people.
The slight difference between the two villages is that the second makes a little income by making and selling cotton weaved products and are a little more advanced with respect to their cultivation of food, they have small gardens to grow vegetables etc.

Working elephants having a morning bath across river from our guest house

A bit early for Er

At last ELF duck can go for a paddle

All the children came out to show us their wares

Only a couple of hours to go

They look like flowers but are actually little tiny nuts inside. This little girl and many others trying to sell them.

The Pak Ou caves, one at Lower level and one a bit of a hike up steps.

Hundreds of Buddha images within the caves

The two day trip was really enjoyable, a nice little bunch of fellow travellers, great scenery and the only way to see Laos countryside and river life and the days passed really quickly.

Village house interior

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