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DON DET - CAMBODIA - DON DET, Kayaking and Newyears Eve

Not everybody was there on time for kayaking today and the booking office was not really happy. Also because we were with too many people and told everybody we paid a lower price. But at 09:00 we started kayaking to Don Khon, I had a 1-person kayak. Very easy and for the 3rd day in a row this was a good body workout. 16 people, normally 10 or 12 people, theha company was happy, cause they were making pictures for their new website all the time. We were acting like little kids from the beginning, trying to get everybody soaking wet.

The Li Phi wtarefall was just a short 10 minute visit, but everybody had already seen this with the bycicletrips. We met Jenneke and Davy, who did the kayaking with the inflatable kayaks, that was a little bit different than our kayaking. But the same program.

Now it was time for rafting in the rapids just after the waterfall. Hmmm, a big group with partypeople that listen to the guides?... No. One by one they said...no. And all to the left the guides said. Well, Tita and me were in 1 kayak this time. The rapids had already taken us too much to the right side of the river. We tried to get to the left, but kayak headed straight to a big rock in the middle of the river. We hit the rock and capsized, Tita panicked a little bit and we we going all directions in the river. First I grapped the paddle and tried to get to the kayak. And you never know when you hit new rocks again... The guides were not really helpfull and after a while we managed to get back in our kayak again. Actually I found it quite fun and cool, the capsizing and the excitement. At all the other rapids we made it without capsizing.

The scenery between the Laos and Cambodia border is beautifull. We saw some of the special dolphins. But there are only around 15 dolphins in the area, so they were not really close. Lunch in Cambodia and up to the next hour of easy kayaking. Well easy, me and some other people were racing like idiots. At the finish we waited for the guides to put all the kayaks and equiptment on the truck. Me and some other guys played football with the local kids, very funny. Those kids were so enthousiasctic. And even when you kick a football in their face a little bit too hard, they won't start crying.

After all this intense sweating activities we finally arrived at the Komphaeng Waterfall, the biggest waterfall in Laos. Quite impressive. After some photoshoots and icecreams I took a small pathway down in the bushes. I found some places halfway the waterfall were you could swim. Many locals and Japanese here. It was refreshing. I completely forgot about time and when I got back, the group was waiting for me for a while. The guides were searc hing for me because they thought something bad happened. Well I said that this was just Lao style, never leave in time :-)

On the way back we were covered in dust from the dry sady roads and we got a flat tire at the end. This was an intensive day with many hours of kayaking. Recommended to do here in Don Det!

PIzza night tonight and again the group in the restaurant was getting too big. This means waiting for your food for more then an hour :-( But it was good. The army/police heard about the plans for the big illigal Newyearsparty and came to the island to cancel it. They also wanted to cancel the small party on the beach near the mainstreet, but after some LaoLao whiskey they said it was okay to have a small party. Not like the fullmoonparty in Koh Phagnan but really relaxing with Ipod music, selfmade mixes from the supermarket and no fireworks. I stayed with some Dutchies and English people, because the Danish and the other ones from the kayakinggroup were a little bit too drunk. Sorry guys ;-) Party ended for me around 03:00.

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