Life in Laos. Haven't washed my hair for about 3 days as there is little to no hot water and no water pressure. I also have no idea where the hair brush is, which is OK as my hair is so dirty it just sticks to my head anyway. It's freezing at night so the local people sit outside their houses from dusk around a wood fire, as they have no indoor heating, thus my warm cloths smell like camp fire. The foods great but takes about 3 hours to get, after you order. We're now down with the ordering system, you order everything at once, including desert, then the meals just randomly appear, not altogether though! Most of the restaurants are the front part of peoples houses, so it's quite weird walking though their lounge room if you need to go to the bathroom. There are no street lights so the 1km ride into town becomes very interesting in some areas - you just need to hope and pray..... Oh! and I can still use my legs after the arduous biking marathon yesterday.
Emily and Tom just chillin waiting for ice-cream. The lady who runs this restaurant brought Emily a donna as she looked cold!
It's a Laos thing.
The heating under our bed - light globs with tin foil, ha ha ha Surprisingly it works and provides the added benefit of a nice 'glow' effect to the room.
As so much energy was expended yesterday, today we took a leisurely boat ride 1.5 hours north of Nong Khiaw to Muang Ngoi.
Just a wee bit cold this morning on the river.
The mountains either side of the river are astonishingly beautiful!
A quick stop on the way.
Villagers selling hand-woven scarfs.
Muang Ngoi, this village is only accessible by boat.
