I expected that to be a backpackers highlight and therefore crowded with people BUT no. When we arrived there we took a little boat to get to „our“ island. Okay we went for the less-touristee island but anyway it is super quite and the locals are happy to see you. Every now and then kids cross your way and greet you with a load SABAIDEE wildly waving at you. In these apart from the friendly people the island is a paradise itself! Palm trees, little bungalows and nice food. Chuss and me rented a small bungalow for 60.000 KIP =6 Euro = 3 Euro per person per night!!! AND this is supposed to be the more expensive island!!!
On our first day after the arrival I simply passed out on my bed for a 3 hour nap. The next day we went to explore the sights of the island by bicycle. They are cheap and very easy to find on the island. Apart from a few scooters I haven t seen any motorized vehicles here... no cars or tractors...(I think now you can imagine the kind of peace on the island)
First again some waterfalls... they were the wildest that i ve seen so far in Laos cause usually in the dry season they have little water and are sightly boring but these had strong currents and consequently exhibited some action. After a small coffee in the shade we went to see the sweet water dolphines of the Mekong. At a small beach some fishermen offer their services... to cut down the costs we teamed up with an Irish and and Israelian guy. The boatride itself was already amazing.
Suddenly we stopped somewhere in the middle of the Mekong close to a few rocks where we were supposed to watch out for dolphines. As it was crazy hot I went for a swim first (like our fishman, he acutally took is daily shower in the Mekong) and then I tried to see dolphines. Well I saw something in the far distance which could have been a dolphine.... the Irish guy had binoculares and he confirmed my assumption. Anyway the trip is more about the nice landscape and boattrip but not sooo much about the dolphines....
On the way back we were sweating like crazy as we were cycling in the sun. After a small rest in our guest house we got on our bikes again and went to the other island Don Det. Usually if foreigners want to cross the bridge they have to pay but the control person had already gone into his weekend. The other island seemed to be a bit more touristee in general but still quite laid back as it was not high season. We finished the evening off with some nice food and the company of a French and a Belgian girl.
The next day we had again rented bicycles to surround our island. We felt a little bit like Julia Roberts cycling through the forest in Indonesia in the book „eat pray love“. BEAUTIFUL but again on our way back, crazy hot. When we arrived at our guest house we just passed out for a while in our hammock and took a cold shower afterwards. Ahh not that we have the choice between hot and cold, cause the cheap rooms do not include hot water. Anyway we were well advised to go for the room with cold water as there would have been anyway no use for warm water.
In the afternoon we went for a drink and some fruit salad with our new neighbors, an Aussie, a Finish guy and a Swiss guy. This evening is Chuss and my last evening traveling together as she will leave to Cambodia and I will take a 20 h bus (juhhhuu) to Bangkok. Therefore we intend to treat ourselves with some delicious food!
Kisses from Don Khon (4000 Islands) in Laos
Astrid
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