Day 660 - Recovery

After the day in the sun, floating down the river, and downing a lot of toxins, the first half of today was spent relaxing in the sun. After lunch we went with Matty (an aussie guy travelling over here with his wife Leanne) to a cave a few kilometres away from the river. The walk was a good way for the boys to finish offloading their toxins and provided a closeup look at the karst formations that had captivated us the day before, as well as observing the lives of the local farmers. We made our way in and out of rice paddies under the forest canopies - the only downside to the day were the exorbitant price they wanted to charge to have a look inside the cave!Instead of paying we walked up to have a look, and Adam risked his life by climbing the fence and going inside without a torch!! There are big holes in there ...We stopped off at the river on the way back for a dip in the cooling waters as the sun faded behind the peaks - we're not sure where the boys found the energy to continue their hacky/volleyball game, but it sure was entertaining to watch!
Later on we enjoyed dinner with our new friends, dining on Laap (the local Laos dish) and avoiding the Friends Bars (showing rerun after rerun of "Friends")!

Adlibing it close to the karsts.