During our time in Vang Vieng we tried to take advantage of the variety of activities available. There are no shortage of things to do. Given our limited time we could only do a few things but we thought we were able to see a little bit of everything by kayaking and spelunking with a local tour company and then biking on our own.
This was the launching point for our kayaking trip. As you can see the raging Nam Song River is powerful enough to destroy a bridge. Not the most encouraging place to start.
At least one of us was ready for the Nam Song River.
Ready to paddle
The statue of Buddha in the Elephant Cave (Tam Xang), named for an elephant carved into a stalagtite or stalagmite (I can't remember which is which), which was used as a temple and shelter during the Indochina War.
Entrance to the Water Cave (Tam Nam)
During the rainy season, you have to use a rope and inner tube to navigate this cave which stretches for anywhere from 7 to 20km. We only made it about 200 meters into the cave because it was so flooded. It was also raining at the time and our rational side thought it might not be best to be in a cave that floods while it is raining.
The bridge across the Nam Song River makes use of some relics from the Indochina War.
Just taking a break
Bike Path and Scenery
Phuak hau di chai thi dai hen chau py tio muan lai le pa-con-py phauk hau yak py dio ni. Phauk hau ta bo dai yak pai dio ni. Tan Franc mac hup chau lai. Song cao ha phuak hau loui loui. Phuak hau kit haut chau lai. Tan Robert di chi va huan chau u kai kai huan Tan Robert.
ReplyDeleteMa chaak nak hien pasa lao.
btw, that's Taan Shannon's romanization. She ended up being the class scribe b/c she sits by the keyboard. Hope all is well.
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