1/5/02 Nong Khiow, Laos (Phillip)
Well, after spending 12 hours on the back of a pick up we finally made it here. This is the rendezvous point to meet back up with Kel and Anne tomorrow. The truck wasn't actually that bad, there were no buses going this way so we rode with a goods truck and sat in the back. It actually did have benches welded to the side but we were the cargo along with a bunch of contraband Chinese chewing gum! While driving through the most desolate of places I've ever been we saw a father and son (who approached the truck menacingly) holing AK47's. The kid can't have been more than 10 years old and strained to carry the thing. I think they were just curious as to who was in the truck though. The scenery here continues to amaze me.
I'm still not finding enough time to meditate. Well, perhaps it's less time than motivation. I really do want to, but finding a quiet place where I'm not being attacked by Malaria-carrying Mosquito's is proving to be difficult.
NK is a very simple little town, they only have electricity from 6:30pm to 9:30pm and even then it's a bit iffy. That means no ice or cold drinks during daylight! I can survive without Air Conditioning no problem, but every so often you need a cold drink! Around the town there's not much to see apart from the beautiful scenery. We did walk a few km's to see the local caves, but I definitely think I'm all caved out! The other sight was a waterfall, which we avoided (again I've seen too many).
Posted by Admin at May 4, 2002 11:32 PM