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Doing It Tough....Laos Style

From The Shadow of the Bat in Vang Vieng, Laos on Nov 29 '06

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After waking fairly early and spending a few hours on the net, I exhausted what little energy I had left in my system after hitting it hard for so long and returned to the hostel. Both of us were definitely not on top of our game. We, therefore, made the sensible decision to give our livers and our bodies a bit of a breather and do absolutely nothing.

While everyone else headed to the river to do some bar promoting along the tubing route, my wonderful man and I spent the day curled up in the shade of the outside cinema and did as little as possible. Reading our books, relaxing and playing Sudoku, everyone else at the hostel appeared to have headed out to get wasted, meaning there was no noise apart from the occasional sound from the street and the trickle of the fountain in the pool.

my wonderful man and I spent the day curled up in the shade of the outside cinema and did as little as possible.

The others returned in the late afternoon feeling a little bit merry, but even this wasn't enough to bring us out of relaxing. Apart from a small ping pong rally with Kat, the only difference from what we did all day to what we did all night, was that we swapped from reading to watching movies. Once everything closed up, we headed to our room to snuggle up in bed, safe in the knowledge that tomorrow had no possibilities of waking up hungover.


Charlie and Jen avatar Charlie and Jen on Nov. 30, 2006 @ 02:33PM said
Hi Guys, Sorry to be "Mum" again, but take it easy. Life sounds pretty good and I am glad for you both. Had a lovely time at Zacs' 3rd birthday on Saturday and caught up with all that gang who send their love to you both. (most of the girls are pregnant!. Much the same at home here, quite a bit happening on the social scene (much to Charlies' disgust) but Xmas comes but once a year. Taake care you two travellers, yopu're always in our thoughts and we hope we are in yours. Love ya heaps, Mum & Charlie XXXXXXXXXX OOOOOOOOOO
Terri Cox avatar Terri Cox on Nov. 30, 2006 @ 02:33PM said
Here here!!!! Keep up the good work you two! You will be able to see things a lot clearer from now on! Mum xxx
Auntie B avatar Auntie B on Nov. 30, 2006 @ 02:33PM said
Even I was getting worried about your kidneys! It's good to give them the occasional break. Take care Auntie B x
Steve Taylor avatar Steve Taylor on Nov. 30, 2006 @ 02:33PM said
Hi guys, I second Auntie B's comments, you must have been getting to the perminant pickle stage with all the vino collapso the two of you have been consuming, a day or two of abstinance will not go amiss. Not alot to report from this end, xmas is approaching, yah boo humbug, be glad when its over, its the first one without mum so it will be a bit strange, but there you are life goes on. Enough of my morbid side, got to go now, things to do, people to see, so take care both of you, speak soon. All my love Dad xxxxx PS When are you off to China, change of plan or what?

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