THE RIVER RUNS WILD!!!
The Tubes are loaded on to the Hummer en Route to the Mekong
We had a rough idea of what was ahead of us today. Loads of travellers we had met mentioned Vang Vieng as one of their Laotian highlights not to be missed but we had no idea that the day was going to be as crazy as it turned out.
We began by renting our tubes, which at a price of 4 euro a day was well worth it! Most people go in tuk tuks to the starting point 5 kms away but we decided to attach our tubes to the roof of the Hummer to get the job done faster. Tubing in Vang Vieng is essentially a 1 kilometre long river passage of the Mekong littered with crazy bars each with their own massive river swing or zip-line, selling vodka buckets for 3 euro. As we travelled further down river, the swings got higher and higher making it very interesting, especially since the further we travelled down the river, the more drunk everyone became! The final and largest bar has an Irish DJ, a volleyball court and a massive 30ft high swing. Dave got the Irish crowd going by requesting 'Rocky Road to Dublin' and the large Irish contingent got together for a mini ceili on the volleyball court! Check the absolutely crazy video below to see what we're on about!
Luckily for everybody involved, tubing finishes at 6pm when it becomes dark or there would be serious injuries! Afterwards, all the loose tubers head into the town centre on tuk tuks to continue the madness. Our memories are a bit hazy from here on in but we all have the same vague image in our heads of Dave in the middle of the town, clad in nothing else but a green shamrock waistcost, dancing on top of the Hummer to Irish Trad Music! See photo below...
What a day!!!!!!
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