We arrived late at night in Pakse after a very long journey from Konglor Village. We started the journey by catching a Tuk Tuk at 6am out the front of the guest house we stayed at in Konglor, which slowly filled up with locals and their produce - including and not limited to - rice, ducks, wood, kids, etc. - over the five hour journey we stopped and gathered 30 people and crammed further and further into the back of the trucks tray - check out the quick video below for a sneak peak of the packed out ride!!!!
We got to Thakket just in time to grab a sandwich and a ticket for the bus. We thought we would grab a seat as quick as we could and luckily we did - the bus filled up so much that there were no seats left - well no official seats - so they pulled out their trusty stack of plastic stools and the 18 extra passengers sat one in front of the other down the isle (we wish we took a photo of this claustrophobic nightmare).
We arrive to Pakse at 1am the following morning - tired, sore, and totally over commuting - and had to face the onslaught of Tuk-Tuk drivers begging for our business and the commission of delivering a ragged weary travellers to a waiting hotel/hostel. Luckily we met some fellow weary travellers and all grouped together and choose a place to stay that wasn't too bad - but bad enough for us to bother getting up early before check -out and finding another place to reside.
We don't have many photos of Pakse - because we didn't do much but rest and refuel - and get ready for 4000 Islands and especially Don Det....
