14 - 16 January 2015
After a fiasco of a day crossing the border into Laos, we woke up in our room and wondered what it was like outside since we arrived after dark. We sat down for breakfast and got a feel for the island we were on. Don Khon is part of 4,000 Islands such called because in the dry season there are around 4,000 islands in the middle of the Mekong River. Here is what we found outside our room:
 Sitting down for breakfast. |  The view up the road from our room. |
OK. This looks like a nice chill place to relax for a couple of days. One thing to do on the island is to rent bicycles for the day and ride around. The other thing to do on the island is grab a hammock and relax. Today we chose options 2...oh...and welcome to a new beer...Beer Lao!
 Passing the day away on our patio.  |  |
Don't worry. We didn't stay on the patio all day. We also walked down the road for some dinner just in time for sunset over the Mekong.
 Sunset from the restaurant. |  A Laos favorite: Grilled fish baked inside banana leaves. |
The next day we rented bicycles for 10,000 Kip ($1.25 US) each and headed around the island:
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This is kind of interesting...when the French came upon 4,000 Islands they saw the potential of logging and built canals to transport the logs down river and built bridges and even a railway to transport supplies around the island:
After a pretty nice ride lasting a couple of hour...I guess Tim's seat was a bit uncomfortable plus add in the rocky roads,it wasn't the best...we went back to our cabin that was now moved to the riverfront.
Hammok, Nook, & Mekong...YES!
The next morning we ate breakfast and waited for our boat back to the mainland. We figured it was going to be the nicer one with the roof and nice cushioned seat...NOT! It was the one next to it...you can see my purple bag on the boat. But at least it was daylight and we could catch the sites which we couldn't do on the way out to the island.
 Which boat are we taking?!? |  |
After the 40 minute boat ride we caught a van...the nicest one we have been on in a long time...and headed north to Pakse. It took about 2.5 hours which was fine since the van was so comfy, and checked into our Pakse hotel. Next I walked around looking for scooters to rent. The plan is to ride scooters around the Bolaven Plateau for a few days checking out the countryside known for coffee plantations and waterfalls.
I found a place that had scooter for 50,000 Kip per day ($6.25 US), so I reserved 2 and told them we would pick them up in the morning. The next few days should be awesome!
I found a place that had scooter for 50,000 Kip per day ($6.25 US), so I reserved 2 and told them we would pick them up in the morning. The next few days should be awesome!
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