Slowboat up the Mekong

I’m the kind of guy that tends to go against the flow, so whilst most tourists opt to travel downstream on the Mekong we boarded a slow boat heading in the opposite direction.  The captain had never had a donkey as a passenger before and he had some doubts about how I was going to manage getting up the gangplank.  But I’m game for anything.  I tried to look like a cool dude sauntering up the plank but I nearly missed my footing and landed on the boat with a skip and a hop.

We all settled down and watched the assortment of cargo and remaining passengers following us aboard.  Soon we were on our way and I could put up my hooves and watch the river world go by. 

Our destination was the village of Hongsa so we had to disembark at Tha Suang.No gangplank this time – we had to leap from the boat onto the beach.  

Now that’s all very well for people with big feet but my hooves sank deep into the sand and I went right up to my knees in water.  I managed to scramble up the bank and join the others in the sawngthaew.


It was dark by the time we reached Jumbo Lodge in Hongsa but Monica welcomed us with a tasty meal and I enjoyed meeting all the dogs and cats.