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Tubing down the Nam Song River

Today I’m feeling battered and bruised, like I had a fight with some wild

animal…… but it was all worth it because yesterday I went TUBING!!!

Tubing is a unusual pass time and I couldn’t imagine that it happens anywhere else in the world… after-all this is the place that shows friends all day!!

Tubing consists of you floating down the river on a inner tube from a truck tyre. Wooden shack type bars are dotted along the side. You don’t even have to make any effort to get yourself to the bars as they throw ropes out and pull you in. So you spend your day chatting, drinking and generally having fun. Each bar has its own swing, zip-line or diving platform.

The swings are a intimidating prospect but you soon get used to swinging 30 feet along along the river and up into the air…. Landing wasn’t so fun though and I suspect this is why I’m not feeling great today.

We set off slightly to late to get back before sunset but so did loads of other people. This just meant another gathering of people on the river, we were at-least 10 strong by the time we got out again. Spirits were kept high by singing of 80’s/90’s rock ballads while we gently floated down river.

 If you haven’t noticed already, I have added some more Laos pictures.

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