Again because there is little to less than no organization of the boat trip once you have paid and boarded the boat we were unsure what time we had to arrive in the morning. I was told eight then nine then nine thirty. I decided to show up at a quarter to nine and call it good. I got there and the entire thing was full. Sweet! I wondered where I would end up in the equation. I lucked out as some would say and had a seat saved for me by a fellow traveler who I had some dinner with the night before. I would say it was a toss up whether it a good seat or not. Don't get me wrong. It was all nice and cushy, definetley one of the better ones but its company left something to be desired and so I spent the better part of the day hanging out with Harry Potter and some old favorites on the ipod. BTW awkward travel story of the week. The guy to be named "Minnesota" for the remainder of my time in Luang Prabang would not take the hint. He continued to ask to grab dinner later, followed us a few times around town and at one time just sat down with the group of travelers I was with and ordered dinner. At that point I had grouped up with a couple funny New Zealand guys and a girl from Brazil.....they had him pinned as a serial killer or rapist. I think it was more along the lines of lack of social skills....but we successfully dodged him or at least ignored him for the rest of the trip and all was good.
Aside from my crazy neighbor I really enjoyed the ride. It was nine hours I think and we saw lots of villagers, fellow boaters, elephants and a great sunset. Upon arriving in Luang Prabang I hooked up with those mentioned above and we had a blast getting aquainted with wee town of Luang Prabang during the next couple of days.
The scenery was nice. Hard to photograph from our "just fast enough for a blurry picture" boat but it was nice all the same
Oh, just another adorable elephant.
"Buy me lady"
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