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| Sunset over Thailand across the Mekong |
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| Monks along the Mekong |
Thurs, Nov 13 – Sun, Nov 16
Thakhek is a chill little town on the Mekong with lots of
undulating limestone karst hills, caves, grottoes and rivers between it and the
Vietnam border, only 150km away.
We decided to stay here and explore for a few days as Mark has to wait
until later next week for an interview in Vientiane. While Mark was catching up on some work I drove out through
the spectacular hills, went swimming in a blue lagoon, and did a whole day of
fabulous rock climbing at ‘Green Climbers Home’.
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| Blue lagoon for a swim |
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| Green Climbers Home |
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| Rock climbing |
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| Yoga on the small ledge |
On Sunday we drove to Vientiane on great roads through the
countryside. We saw some women
submerged in a pond up to their chests who were fishing with traditional Laos
dip nets on bamboo poles. Arrived
in Vientiane and had a short walk along the Mekong and through town to get our
bearings – lots of places to go back to later this week.
Total driving time: 5:30 hrs
Total distance: 340km
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| Women fishing with dip nets |
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| Goat crossing |
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| Goose crossing |
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| Cow crossing |
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