The bus was the first big bus we've seen/ridden on so far. It's what you would expect to see when traveling by bus in the states (as opposed to a minivan). It's funny because this was considered the nice bus, but it was your average bus with a nasty toilet.
The beginning of the bus ride was rough. Super bumpy and turny to the point I needed to keep both feet on the ground to stop from falling into the aisle. For the first time I took a Dramamine and it helped a lot. The end of the trip smoothed out a little once we got out of the mountains.
The drive was beautiful! Laos is way more mountainous than I expected. I don't know what I expected but it wasn't this (bus pictures are always "ehh" so cut me some slack):
It's also so green, and a different green than the Pacific NW. It's a deep green. At any rate, we watched the final Harry Potter movie (crazy!) and played some cribbage. I finally won one after a five game losing streak...
Once we got into Vang Vieng it was around dinner time and so we headed to grab some noodles. I love noodles. After the noodles we meandered around and got a delicious banana coconut crepe for dessert (it's still western-ish here). Vang Vieng is way smaller than the other cities we've been to. It seems to be more of a place to sleep while you're visiting the caves, waterfalls, etc.
Since we walked the entire town and it was already dark out we headed back to the hostel to do some planning. We thought of going on a guided tour around the caves and waterfalls and lagoons, but our host told us it's a waste of money and we should just rent a motorbike (moped) and do it ourselves. He helped us map it out and it looks like an amazing ride!
Travel days are long and necessary, but it'd worth it!
"Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey."
- Pat Conroy
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