Slow start to the day, again. A little shopping and The Navigator is distraught, she lost her hat purchased from Chiang Mai. We look for table runners for our table at home, the batik Hmong designs are eye catching but we haven’t made a decision yet.

Lunch of sorts at Homs Home where Dave And Helen are camped, bread, cheese, honey and green tea, yum!

Three of us decide to get a tuk tuk to the UXO Centre. It’s the UneXploded Ordinance centre, hugely important work in the most bombed country ( person capita) on the planet. A plane load of bombs, every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day over 9 years (1964-1973) and 30 percent did not explode. There are still 30 million unexploded bombs, mainly cluster bombs in Laos and people are injured or die regularly. The UXO organisation are clearing 5,000 acres of land every year but are aiming to clear 100,000 per year. Australian is a major partner in this work. It’s a sobering reminder of how lucky we are in Australia.

Drinks are at a Big Tree Cafe, a leafy garden setting near the bank of the Mekong.

Dinner is at La Poppolo, a Lao Italian restaurant, great pizzas, nice vibe lovely staff.

Tomorrow we’re going to Krungsi Waterfalls, a truly spectacular sight.

Ciao from Laos

Pauolo