From Luang Nam Tha, we took a bus to Pak Mong (6 hours) and then a taxi to Nong Khiaw a sleepy little village on the Nam Ou River. We stayed the night in a little quient bungalow by the river. The bungalow itself was made of paper mache with holes in the floor and wall for every creature of the night to pay it's respects.
Next day we awoke and took a slow boat (5 hours) down river to Luang Prabang. The water was that calm (and murky) that it looked as if we were tearing through wet sand.
Before Luang Prabang there are a colleciton of Buddist caves at Pak Ou. We knew a specific tour out to them from Luang Prabang would cost us time and money to retrace our "steps". So a few extra kip found their way into the skippers back pocket and we got to look around Pak Ou.
The next day was spent on Wayfarer bikes as we toured the surrounding area before retiring to one of the finest Saag curries I have ever sampled.
On Tuesday we leave for Vientiane, the country's capital.
