Road trip to Vang Vieng
Nate lost his 6th tooth of the trip today eating a banana pancake for breakfast. He has lost teeth on 5 continents.
We have loved this city but time to move on. Road trip Vang Vieng today. We booked a private van to drive us the 160 km through twisty, lush green mountains. Ans and Avert, a couple staying at our guesthouse joined us as they were heading the same way. The trip started off well but within an hour we had climbed significantly into the mountains, were driving through the clouds, and steady rain. Visibility was little and parts of the highway had been covered in landslides of rocks and dirt. A backhoe was clearing the worst section, but did not cause delays other than needing to creep along at 20km/hour.
We twisted our way back down and the other side of the mountain was clear and sunny. Constant small villages lined the road. Herds of cattle, goats, children playing on the road, stalls of fruit and produce. Lots of living along this well paved highway.
Three and a half hours and we were in Vang Vieng. No other way to describe it other than ugly. We have walked through several areas and it does not get any better looking.
How can such beautiful landscape house such an unattractive city?
Across the street from our hotel.
The boys have been wrestling steady in the room driving us crazy. They were great for the road trip but now all is letting loose. Luke not feeling well, probably dehydrated.
