VIP

From Waterfall

All good things must come to an end. As we boarded a true VIP bus the following day for Luang Prabang, we bid farewell to the Dutch.

On the map, Luang Prabang is the same distance Vangvieng is from Vientiane. So I'm thinking it's going to be another 3 hr trip. Wrong, six hours through winding mountains, stuck in the worst seats on the bus. My legs couldn't fit in the regular rows, so I convinced Sus to sit in the back (A Raised four wide over the engine.)
Advantage: • Leg room
Disadvantage(s): • Highest point on the bus moves the greatest amount • The rear axle shocks relayed every bump directly through my spine • There were no armrests to brace yourself • Motion sickness • The engine below heated up the back of the bus and made all the metal on the floor was piping hot • The A/C starting in the front of the bus had a hard time making it to the back • There was no back curtain preventing the midday sun from hitting us • My stinky shoes started to cook on the rear window • Opening the side windows only worked for the window seats (we were in the middle) • Our seats were too high up to see the good views out of the window • We were hungover from the day before • Motion sickness

Having sweated through every article of clothing on my person, we finally get there.