Day 5

We were delighted with the fact we were able to take a boat from Luang Prabang up river to Nong Kiau. Even better was that we could hire a private speed boat to cut the 8 hour trip to just under 3 hours. Upon getting to the wharf we realised that this was going to be a hairy trip. The bikes were precariously tied in place. The driver started the trip without a helmet, we got a little worried when his helmet came on. Apparently there is no need to slow down when going up rapids that look like small waterfalls in these speed boats. The trip was like a three hour roller coaster ride with beautiful limestone cliffs along the way. Marty in particular had been soaked in the Mekong by the end of the trip.

Bungalows at Nong Kiau

Looking confident in the packing

Helmets. Optional

Pretending to be having fun