The group get back to Houay Xai and we all stay at the same guesthouse and go for dinner. For me its very spicy beef and basil leaves and a glass noodle salad with what looks like chopped liver on top although I think it may be blood jelly...nice! Then we go to a Karoake bar and The Essex spontaneously start jumping around to Steps – 5,6,7,8 whilst the German continegent look on slightly bemused. I wake up with my first hangover in ages. Most people get the 2 day slowboat from Houay xai to Luang Prabang but i'm a little dubious – the boats are hard and uncomfortable (purchasing cushions is a must) and me on a boat for anything longer than an hour is a high risk strategy. It could be an amazing and
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