I DID NOT HIT NOR KILL A MANATEE

now that we have that out of the way.
we are now in luang prabang laos. very nice place. unesco heritage site. on the mekong river. got here after breaking down not once but twice. first time a tire popped and the second time might have been somethign with the transmission. a different bus picked us up and took us into town. instantly hounded by tuk tuk drivers and guest house peddlers. after the long winding ride we accepted the first guy's offer of a double room with fan and private bathroom for 4 bucks. however, now that weve been downtown we realize we probably could have gotten a nicer room for just as much. meh. were fine where we are. we rented bicycles today and rode by the mekong river and through the town. changed some money--took a LONG time and now we each have a HUGE stack of 2000 kip bills. 2000 kip is about 20 cents a beer is 8000-10000 kip.
tomorrow were going to waterfall and perhaps a cave...
in vang vieng christa and i went tubing in a cave. it was freaky at first, then ok, then freaky again b/c my light went out and christa thought it would be oh so funny to push me away, then fun b/c the guy towed ch and i so we didnt have to paddle with our arms, then tiring b/c he quit towing us, then fun b/c the current brought us back.
nap time