Tha Khaek

Made it to Tha Khaek yesterday evening and found some climbers at a guesthouse. Gonna rent mopeds for two days and see what climbing we can find outside of town.

Konglor Village

After a couple long days of busses, and a frustrating overnight in Vientienne, we arrived in the extremely peaceful town of Konglor. Very small place with a cave and endless tobacco fields. Got whipped through the 7 km cave on an Asian style longboat to the village at the other end through the biggest cave I've ever been in. Gonna spend the rest of the day relaxing, then heading to Tha Khaek tomorrow in search of rock climbing.

Luang Si Falls

Headed up to a local swimming hole outside of town. Cool waterfalls with travertine pools and a super fun rope swing. Heading down to Tha Khaek tomorrow morning early with an overnight in Vientienne. Gonna be another long couple days of busses on questionable mountain roads, but its the only way to get around this country. Good thing it's easy to be a millionaire here :)

Luang Prabang

The trek was a very fun, unforgettable experience. Hiked many miles through the jungle each day with our guide Khong. Stayed with Ahtka villagers, ate some water buffalo, and drank the village dry of rice liquor. Made the long, bumpy, and very winding journey to Luang Prabang today. Very beautiful city on the Mekong, and definitely the swankiest place we've been yet.

Laos

Crossed the Mekong into Laos today and road an old bus to Luang Namtha. After our week in our hut we decided to go all out on a $6 hotel room. Met some nice French girls on the bus and we're all going on a two day jungle trek tomorrow with an overnight in a local village.