This last week in Pakse has been a pretty lazy time. Other than drinking brews, jugs of beer and very cheap rum we haven't been up to much. Just conserving our money for when our visitors arrive next week, trying to function on nothing but noodle soup...
The other day it was that hot we invested in a 6,000 bottle of rum and decided to start drinking it at 4pm in the comfort of the air-con room. By 10pm we were flat out because we'd been down to the bar for a few jugs of Lao beer. They're very good value, 15000 kip for a litre which is just over a quid and it's quite strong. It's a nice cheap way to get through the heat of the day ;-)
Today isn't so rosy. Yesterday I was feeling a little bit off and today very dodgy. Taz woke up at the crack of dawn saying he was freezing even though he felt boiling. So he's been in bed all day sleeping it off (whatever it is?!) and I've been wandering around this little town trying to find drugs! It's not often I go out alone over here, the opportunity just doesn't seem to pop up, so that was an experience its self... I think people are more curious to see me wandering about alone than when with Taz and they're very inquisitive! All I could find was a roadside chemist looking place and the woman kept saying "go to doctor" but she apparently didn't know where one was. So I bought some cold medicine and something for upset stomaches and we're hoping this does the trick... watch this space.
Also - Good luck to Sarah with the run this morning!!!!!!!!!!! You can do it!!!!!!!!!!
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