Chapter 7: A Long Slow Trip
July 5th 2008 BAM! My head hits the wood railing separating me from the mighty Mekong. I snap up, blurry-eyed and delirious. John muses at my mishap. Thankfully my sunglasses saved a blackeye. John shows me a photo of myself bent against the side of the boat, beer drifting out of fist, mouth ajar and ready to drool.
We still have two hours to go. It's been a long while since I last slept. We still have two
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