Mekong

Good Morning: not on the fast boat, not on the slow boat, but on the middle boat from HoiXai to Luang Prabang, Laos. Typically, tourists have the option of taking a speed boat which takes 7 hours or a two day boat for this journey. On the speed boat you are strapped in with ear plugs, a helmet and knees to your chest. On the slow boat you stop overnight at the midway point. But this new option, the "middle" boat is the way to go. A bit more than what you're used to paying in SE Asia (65 US$), you can take a 9 hour boat all the way to Luang Prabang with meals and all the drink you could want.



















Hmong woman and albino girl.



















Lance.















Mekong in the late afternoon.




Sunset on the Mekong.