We’ll keep it brief because all we really did on some of the 4000 Islands was relax our brains away.
- Took a ferry to Don Khong, (Khong Island a.k.a Large Island) the biggest of the 4000, where there was nothing to do in this mindlessly lazy place but relax to the sight of the brown Mekong and the sound of the temple drums.
- Watched a pack of water buffalo waddle through town munching on colourful flowering trees in front of the temple.
- Meditated and had a nice, unforced conversation with a chatty novice monk.
- The next day we headed to Don Det (Det Island), an island filled with unimaginative hippies and typical backpackers.
- Found a $5.00 USD Mekong view wood, thatched-roofed bungalow and hammocked our days away.
- Drank a ‘special’ milkshake and lost a day of our lives (see above pictures of Alissa to confirm potency of shake).
- Rented bicycles and crossed a bridge to the connected island of Don Khon (Khon Island) in search of the extremely rare Irrawaddy Dolphin.
- Saw some large splashes in the water from the corner of our eyes. We could neither confirm nor deny the existence of the endangered Irrawaddy Dolphins. We did see Cambodia though.
- Met a troubled dive instructor that almost started crying when he recalled a time when he lost the lives of 2 Russian tourists in the deep Mediterranean Sea. He recommended that we take an open water deep sea diving course on Koh Tao Island in Thailand. Looking back we don’t know how he convinced us of it!
- Took a ferry to Don Khong, (Khong Island a.k.a Large Island) the biggest of the 4000, where there was nothing to do in this mindlessly lazy place but relax to the sight of the brown Mekong and the sound of the temple drums.
- Watched a pack of water buffalo waddle through town munching on colourful flowering trees in front of the temple.
- Meditated and had a nice, unforced conversation with a chatty novice monk.
- The next day we headed to Don Det (Det Island), an island filled with unimaginative hippies and typical backpackers.
- Found a $5.00 USD Mekong view wood, thatched-roofed bungalow and hammocked our days away.
- Drank a ‘special’ milkshake and lost a day of our lives (see above pictures of Alissa to confirm potency of shake).
- Rented bicycles and crossed a bridge to the connected island of Don Khon (Khon Island) in search of the extremely rare Irrawaddy Dolphin.
- Saw some large splashes in the water from the corner of our eyes. We could neither confirm nor deny the existence of the endangered Irrawaddy Dolphins. We did see Cambodia though.
- Met a troubled dive instructor that almost started crying when he recalled a time when he lost the lives of 2 Russian tourists in the deep Mediterranean Sea. He recommended that we take an open water deep sea diving course on Koh Tao Island in Thailand. Looking back we don’t know how he convinced us of it!
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