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- Mar 8, 2017, 3:04pm
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 320 m
- LaosLuang Prabang ProvinceBan Naxang19°52’22” N 102°7’53” E
Relaxing Poolside
March 8, 2017 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After a glorious 11 hour sleep, I met up with the group at the Aussie bar down the road for brunch, had a beer and pizza, and took off for a much needed day of R&R Poolside.
The pool was at a resort nearby and had 360 views of the city. It was glorious. I don't really have anything to say about it other than I read my book, had a few cocktails delivered by very attentive staff, swam at my leisure, talked when I felt like it, and just had a great afternoon.
When we got back to the hotel from the pool a few of us continued the day of self indulgence by getting massages! It was an hour long Lao style massage using coconut oil and it was glorious. I almost fell asleep a few times and only didn't because she said to turn over or sit up just at the right moments.
After our massages we walked back to the night market to eat at the same little alleyway we stopped by last night. We had a "buffet" where we just filled our plates high with food a single time for about $2.50 CAD. A great idea in theory, but I wasn't all that hungry and was kind of grumpy because I just had juice spilled all over me - my own fault really, I hit my head on a ledge and it just fell all over Kayla and I UGH - so I really didn't enjoy it all that much. I regret not getting another chicken skewer that probably would have improved my mood but I just wanted to get the heck out of the oppressing crowd at that point.
So we did, and I exchanged my leftover kip for Thai baht, bought some fruit and a muffin for breakfast tomorrow, hit a pharmacy, and went back to the room. Jess and I packed up our bags and then joined the rest of the group at Utopia. They were there playing a volleyball game. I watched for a bit and had a beer before ditching the rest of them for bed. I want to get up early tomorrow to watch the monks receive alms!Read more
gary hardan This may be hard to believe but, I have been at a loss for words lately. Must be a case of the winter time blues as the weather has been quite wintery this year. One day I was snowed on, rained on, hailed on, sleeted and finally a dab of warm sunshine. On the positive side, being robust enough to function during climate extremes give me a feeling of smug satisfaction. Also, that first beer after a 30 day abstinence did not disappoint.
gary hardan It seams to me that all of southeast Asia is or at least used to be fertile ground for tigers. There could be a tiger close to you now. you might ask someone. It seams like as you
gary hardan are right smack in the middle of Tigertown, it would be somewhat of a disappointment not to catch a glimpse of one. Fair warning, it is unwise to catch a tiger by the tail. I'm sure you know that already, but it never hurts to be reminded. Meet your tigers head on is what I always say. Of course I say a lot of stuff. Not much of witch makes any sense to anyone but me.................But, Hey, love the posts. The most recent ones remind me that "the road goes on forever and the party never ends". Good words to live by.............Cheers and rock on..................Be sure to invite your new friends to visit us in Alger where the party is still going...........
Kirsti Mathiasen Haha Im glad to hear you're still following along! I'm sorry to hear about your winter blues, those are the worst :( was it a rainier you cracked first? I kind of miss beers from home, the ones here are pretty decent but at home there's clamato sooo... I'll definitely be bringing some of these new friends down to Alger at some point! A lot of them live on the other side of the country but some are on our side