Vang Vieng Views

From the back of our hut.

Usually the field is full of cows.

From the main road. So gorgeous!

Don't you want to explore what's down the road?

Typical traditional houses.

There are also lots of cement-over-brick houses.

Vacation cont.

Auntie Melissa on her kayak.

(They pretended she was the pirate.)

Abigail loved exploring, and finding a

"secret passageway" back to our hut.

Corrie and Abigail dancing by the river. =)

Playing Settlers of Catan with our friends

(while the kids watched Mary Poppins).

Great fun, since we haven't played in years!

Rafting the River

This week we are on vacation.

Day one: pick up our friend "Auntie" Melissa who arrived to vacation with us.

Day two: drive 3 hrs. north to Vang Veieng, Laos, a tourist town on a big river.

Meet other friends there, a family with 3 boys and a girl on the way.

Day three: Jeff, Micah, Anna, and our friends' Daddy with 2 boys rafted down the river,

with Auntie Melissa alongside in a kayak.

Anna, Hudson, Micah, and Ezra can't wait to start!

The view of the river and mountains from our guest hut.

Corrie wanted to go too!

Ready to roll.