Today we were on a combined trek and kayak day of activity. We hopped on to the van which took us and Lisa (USA), the 3 Crazy Belgains (Belgium) and John & Caroline (USA) off into the countryside surrounding VV. Our first stop was to explore some of the caves which surround VV. We had forgotton to bring our headtorches, so we were wired up with some 1950s style car battery type affairs which hung round our necks like cow bells, whilst a few watts of power was...

We caught an early 'VIP' bus from Luang Prabang down to Vang Vieng. VV was supposed to be a backpackers haven and a 'must do' on the south east asia trail, allegedly. A 'VIP' bus does have many advantages compared to other Laos bus. It is priced to attract tourists (ie is quicker, less inclined to break down, but more pricey) so there were no bags of rice on the floor this time. We also had a VCD to watch 'Windtalkers' (Nick Cage)....