The Majestic Mekong

A few days ago, I finally crossed into Laos.
My first experience was in a tiny border town called Huay Xai, I spent the night there, and immediatly took the long slow boat toward Luang Prabang the next morning.
The boat ride itself was an arduous 2 day trip(6 hours first day and 8 hours second day), with a stop at a small village called Pak bang.
The trip was long, the hours difficult, but oh man was it worth it.

First, the scenery was amazing, the terrain was very mountainous with lots of rolling hills, valleys and rocky cliffs.

Second, we were able to view many fishing villages as well as fisherman doing their daily work.

I've taken a LOT of pictures, but probably won't upload many of them untill I get back.
I'll try to post a few while I stay in Luang Prabang.

I've also met a californian named Chris on the boat who has been travelling around the world for over 13 months. Very interesting fellow, and I've been spending the last couple days in Luang Prabang with him.

In any way, I don't know if I'd do the 2-day trip again, but it's deffinatly worth doing at least once.