Christmas in Vang Vieng

Woke up to find that P had brought along a special Christmas treat  – a chocolate reindeer friend!  He had managed to survive the journey in her backpack, still intact.  




After breakfast we set off on a hike to Phu Kham cave.  The scenery was really impressive but the sun got hotter ... and hotter... and I was glad to arrive at the Blue Lagoon. Everyone was having a great time swinging on ropes and jumping into the refreshing water.  

As you know, donkeys are pretty nimble on their feet so climbing up the mountainside wasn’t a problem for me.  But spelunking (that’s just a fancy word for exploring caves) is not my forte.  We donkeys like to be able to see the sunlight and aren’t so keen on crawling around in confined spaces.  But I was really glad that I did go in.  The rock formations inside were impressive and best of all I got to see the reclining Buddha.  

 

Back down at the pool it was time to chill out and have a picnic.  




 





We then hitched a ride back to the guesthouse with a local farmer on this tractor. (Yeah, okay, so tractors can be useful when a donkey has had an exhausting day in the hot sun).