After dark the first night we arrived at Pak Beng. PB is a nice little one street town. Without these river cruises. There were 100 passengers aboard. We were assailed by many touts from the local guesthouses. This young lady is trying to persuade this frustrated passenger to stay at her place. The boat tied up to a steep rocky bank. No stairs, no rope to grab. Not for the handicapped. Most bags had been stowed. It was chaos.
"Come stay at my guesthouse". "Have hot shower"! I'm not one for walking around with full gear looking for the best deal. I chose a sweet shy young ladies place. It was in the Lonely Planet. This last image shows a Lao shower. The two large thermos like bottles are filled with very hot water. The guest mixes the hot with cold from theshower hose and uses the ladel you see inside the bucket, to pour over yourself. I used a cold rince to begin.
Ice is nam KEN in Laos. Here is a self portrait on my balcony with an evening cocktail of Sang Som nam ken. For dinner I had chopped buffalo in a too spicy sauce. I was offered Marijuana two times the first day. First, on board by a Lao man, and again by the restaraunt manager!
How about one more?
Doahlah
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