Made it to Vang Vieng, Laos

It was a long, windy, bumpy bus ride to Van Vieng but we made it. A 3.5 hour ride turned into 5 hours. The laid back Laos say that's just a normal part of existence here. The town is about the only stopping point on the way to Luang Prabang, Laos and we've decided to stay a couple of days. This place is incredibly beautiful. We lugged our backpacks around to three different places and settled in on the river in a cute little bungalow for $18 per night, more than the $5 options but worth it for the spectacular setting. We'll post pictures later today. Right now we're heading out for a 6K hike to some caves. We need to work off the huge mulberry pancakes we just ate! They also have mulberry shakes, and fried mulberry leaves! We've tried them all.