. . . . . . . . Alina

I'll tell you what... A slowboat is not as fast as it sounds, it's SLOWER. Spent 2 days on this beauty...


I blame the over-populated world for the noice that still goes on repeat in my ears. The boat was so crowded that the 7 square-centimeters each we received on the floor were NEXT TO the engine (/monster). I forgot what silence sounds like.

 

But within all these hours I managed to squize in several first time seen-experiences:

1. Floating body. Neither the sight or the smell of a dead woman is very pleasant. The colours of what was cruising down the river reminded me of the Swedish flag and the size of her legs, swollen up by dirty water, were more likely belonging to an elephant. Actually no, 2 elephants. Absolutely terrible. RIP, I wonder what happened to you, poor thing.

 

2. My new favourite car brand - Elephant. The habitants of the passed villages taking the riverside "road" to work. This vehicle is slightly bigger than a jeep, 4 wheel driven and gentle for the environment. These Asians do really think about everything.

 

3. They forgot how to spell the word "jetty" when they wrote the Laos ditctionary. Terrifying minutes climbing rocks and down the steep mountains, while balancing 35 kilos of luggage, to reach the boat. That's how we roll here. Definitely a mental near death-experience.