Need for Speed

Sometimes when abroad you do things that you wouldn't dream of doing back home. I probably would never ride a motorcycle in England as it seems like a dangerous activity. I'm not sure why rules like this just go straight out of the window when you come abroad. 

So it was that I found myself on a moped with my 8 year old clinging on behind with Kath and Jo on another apparently having to pull over as they were laughing too much. Kath had never ridden a moped before. Jo's track record wasn't great. I have never come so close to soiling myself as when I was last on a moped with Jo. 

Dawn had broken whilst we were still on the train. It was misty. Or it could have been me that was a bit misty after the port the night before. 

The Park and Pool Resort had done an amazing job getting our bungalows ready by 7 am when we arrived. Hence we were able to throw the grubby child in the pool by 8 am and spend the morning relaxing. So, by lunchtime we were looking for something to do and the mopeds seemed like a good plan. 

It was only a few miles out to Sala Keow Ku sculpture park. 

Set up by a Lao artist who now lies in a garish glass coffin in the park. Immense stone carvings of Buddhas, serpents and giants. All very photogenic. 

The huge catfish and carp in the lake were also good fun to feed. 

We were joined by Holly and Mark on another moped and we found the waterfront. Across the mighty Mekong River was Laos and with the sun going down over the Friendship Bridge in the distance we dined on a floating restaurant watching the river traffic. 

Certainly a lot cheaper than Bangkok. A meal for 6 of us for about £17 in total, in amazing settings like this.