Hello, hello. Did no one notice I've not blogged for an unsually long time? Sob sob, I could have been eaten by a crocidle or anything. As it happpens I was on an Island. One of 4000 Islands in the middle of the river Mekong. Bear in mind that the Mekong is huge at this point and a lot of the Islands are no more than a tufft of trees. However, At least three or four of the Islands are big enough to live on and cultivate. We headed for Don Det Island. As ever in Laos the journey there wasn't simple. We ended up sharing a bg tuk tuk (a pick up with an extended back and benchs in it) with tons of bannanas as well as loads of locals. The roof was almost caving
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