We left Luang Prabang early, had to get to the boat by 8.30 am, and my turn to be crook overnight. They picked up some food for breakfast whilst Liam and I went to the wharf. The boat was a typical river boat, one seat each side, and noisy engine. We headed off up the Mekong for about an hour, then at the confluence took the Nam Ou. You could immediately see the difference, the water was clear after the brown Mekong. The trip was spectacular, certainly has to be one of the best river trips in the world, despite the seats. The river is well worked, along the way you see people going about their day. They fish the river, and they collect claw fish, and river weed. As it is the dry season they
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