We did quite a lot of busing on our trip through Laos. We went from Vientiane, which is west-central Laos, all the way across to the eastern edge to Xam Neua, a small city located in the north eastern part of the country. There were very few westerners back there.
This post has very few pretty pictures. In fact, it has some images of the team looking less then our prettiest. However, mission trips, especially those with large amounts of overnight busing and small amounts of running water in between, are not about looking pretty.
After an overnight ride from Vientiane to Pom Saavan, catching some breakfast. We left in a few hours on another bus, for another 12 hours or so. Brutal.
Bus
The same day, our lunch stop.
Same lunch stop. Note the wild boar at the top. It was actually quite good, if a bit over salted.
My buddy Orlando and I. It was here that I, in my astute brilliance, dubbed him Moses, due to the long and flowing beard.
Another village, another curve. The scenery was actually quite spectacular. The bathroom breaks never seemed to coincide with wide-open, photogenic, vistas, which may surprise you until you think about it a bit. In other words, I was unable to capture any of the landscape satisfactorily.
Arriving at Xam Nuea
On the move again