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Our bus journey to Vieng Vang took about 5 hours , which was fine as we had air-con. The second half of the journey was very hilly and bumpy so we were glad to arrive. We had to walk as there were no tuk-tuks so we carried our bags across the Song river via a wooden bridge to avoid the town, to Maylyn Guest House which is a quiet complex of small huts set in beautiful gardens (think jungle). The scenery is spectacular with surrounding sheer limestone cliffs and mountains . The town is quickly becoming a dump with an overload of tourist bars so we are pleased to be staying in a beautiful quiet spot. The English owner has been here 12 years and is very chatty!
Wednesday 15th Jan. We hire bicycles to explore the countryside and head for The Blue Lagoon, a swimming area in one of the rivers. The road is rough and it is very hot but it is an amazingly beautiful 7km ride with many caves and swimming spots. There are several 'blue lagoons' en route, hoping to lure unsuspecting tourists but the real blue lagoon is recognisable by the number of cool dude travellers, vying for female attention (obviously not ours) by somersaulting or belly flopping off trees into the river. It is a lovely spot but we preferred a quieter place with no tourists, only water buffalo cooling off downstream. We had a drink at a newly established eco project, full of useless volunteers. The views were incredible but the bamboo seats made our bike saddles seem like armchairs. We made it back to our hut ok making it a 14km ride.
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