Nong Khiaw viewpoint hike was our main priority for the day. We found a small spot for breakfast before heading for our first hike in Laos. The effort was high, the sweat was rolling, the path slippery, and the air heavy. AFter about an hour of non stop sweating we reached the summit. The views over the town and the river were spectacular and worth every ounce of effort to get to the top. We relaxed for a bit at the top, started to get a little cold - this feeling has not happened many times since arrving in asia - and hiked back down. Conveniently close to where we were staying we returned to the hotel to clean up before finding lunch. The weather looked a bit unruly so we decided to spend the afternoon in town instead of walking an hour each way to see a couple of "average" caves based on online commenters.
We spent the remainder of the day exploring the town and relaxing. For dinner we found a place that served Lao Style BBQ. Similar to Korean bbq in that you cook it yourself on your table, but it was over hot coals and featured a ring to make some soup. A very delicious and fun experience. Despite the long bus ride, Nong Khiaw is a cool place and if we are back again we will have to check out the 100 waterfalls trek.
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| Bamboo Stump, freshly cut. |
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| Lao BBQ |
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| Lao Pancake breakfast |
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| Lunch |
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| BBQ Meat needing to be cooked, chicken and pork on the outside, beef is the dark center ring, pork fat the white in the center. |
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