Nov 14, 2020 Donna and I decided we were going to take an afternoon walk. Normally in the morning we just walk across the bridge a few times because it’s nice and flat but this afternoon we decided to walk up the sunrise Mekong path. We walked over, what has become known as, ’broken bridge’….
Category: Island Life
Life on the 4000 islands in the South of Laos.
Island Life, Going to market…
Going to the market is always an adventure. I have to be out on the shoreline at around 7 am to get the attention of the market boat as it goes downstream to pick up some regulars at the temple. I luckily learned the two finger whistle to which the driver acknowledges with a wave….
Trapping a cow
Speaking of cows… a few nights ago I set a trap for a cow. I saw where they were sneaking into the neighbor’s yard through a hole in the fence. We have suspicions about how the wire happened to be cut to create a hole but that was not really my concern. Since my cow…
Cows, again!
I’m comfortably sleeping in our big cushy bed dreaming of…. What was that sound? I woke but lay very still, listening. There is something in our yard. An interesting thing about Laos is that most all the animals here are truly ‘free range’. When you buy ‘free range’ chicken at the store in the ‘west’…
Three nights after Christmas
A true story… Three nights after Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring we already caught the mouse The dog was on the porch on his mat of a bed as visions of hunting frogs danced in his head Ma doesn’t wear a kerchief I don’t wear a cap but we…
Living with the Wildlife
Our house is a very open house, very basic but comfy in this jungle climate. The ceiling is open all the way to the roof tiles and the windows (no screens) and doors are generally open creating a very, well, open atmosphere. We’ve had visitors of all sorts. Wildlife; frogs, butterflies, geckos, skinks, and several…
’til the Cows go home
People may wonder what we do all day. My response is pretty much always, “Living the good life!” and it’s true. We do what we want, when we want. It’s the night time that is problematic, at least during this part of the season. Cows. Cows are the problem. During the rainy/growing season the cows…
From Ubon to Home!
Dec, 31, 2017 After an international bus ride to the border, a slight mixup with Donna’s visa (corrected by the border policeman that knows us well) we crossed into Laos ! Closer to home still we had one night in Pakse. We checked into the room and took our excess baggage to the travel company. Then…