Tuesday, January 29
Damn Moped
Got myself into a good moped adventure while Tyler was climbing. Drove about 30 km out of town through beautiful Laos karst countryside. Turned around when I got to half a tank, drove about 20 m and got a flat, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. I rode the flat for about 1 km and saw a shack on the roadside with an air compressor out front. After being greeted by some weary children, a young Laos man came out, took my tire apart, and patched the whole in it. He didn't speak any English, and I can only say hi and thank u, so it was hard to figure out what to pay. After I offered him $5 the whole family erupted with laughter and faced paced Laotian talking, of which the only word I heard was falang (white guy). He then informed me on paper that I owed him ten times less, a true testament to how kind and honest Laotian people are. I safely made it back to Tyler and spent the rest of the afternoon chilling at the cave swimming whole near the climbing wall. After more moped problems, and getting separated from Tyler, we got to the bus station for our overnight bus as it was pulling away. Everything always seems to work out in the end.
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They obviously found the falangs concept of the value of money hilarious :-)
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A testament again to the fact that in addition to the awesome scenery, food, and culture, the people of these countries are what make them such amazing places to visit. I wish a little more of that way of life could be found world wide :) Interesting to see the cool Karst pics in such a far away place...so different and yet so similar :)
ReplyDeleteWow that is so awesome! Silly white guy throwing money at us! I hope you will have some cool go-pro videos of said adventures when you return! Zoë
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ReplyDeleteA lizard actually came out in the sun on the rock with me for a while. It was climbing on my arms and legs.
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