A pretty horrendous bus journey to Pakse

Andy isn't feeling great this morning.  We ended up having a few beers and playing pool with some French guys and an English guy, Casey, we met last night so we're not sure if its down to that ... we hope so.  But it means we leave later than planned and head to the bus station.  

We eventually get on the local bus to Pakse.  We've got seats and its not too bad to begin with but it starts to fill up and there are people in plastic stools down the isle.  The bus guy keeps telling people to move up and squashes more and more people on.  At one point there are also people standing at the front.  We're lucky to have seats but it is so unbearably hot that by the time we arrive in Pakse 6 hours later we feel pretty rough.  Its been a truly local travel experience though.  They try and kick us off the bus outside town so we have to pay for a tuk tuk but a nice local guy tells us to stay on and shows us we can walk to the guest house area.  He gets in trouble for it but its just a tourist scam and he doesn't agree with it ... good man!

We rehydrate and cool off a little in our guest house which has air con then venture out for an Indian before finding somewhere to watch the Liverpool, Man City game ... Liverpool win so its not been the best day for Andy all in all.  He's not feeling sick anymore though so it was just a hangover this morning!