Sep 17 2008
Well, It Was Bound To Happen Sooner Or Later …
Yes, me being who I am, I was bound to get injured sooner or later. The good news is that it’s a minor injury — more aggravating than anything else. I’m still here in Vang Vieng, and I was planning on going tubing down the river today, as per suggestion of my buddy ‘Dee’. However, yesterday I went rock climbing and in returning down from the set climbing route, I slipped in some mud, my flip-flop came off, and I sliced open the bottom of my foot fairly deep on a rock.
Sigh.
Like I said, not a really big deal, except that there’s no way in HELL I’m going tubing down a muddy ol’ river today with an open wound like that. Plus, I don’t have any shoes, so it’s a real pain in the ass keeping it clean for the next couple days (at least) — especially now, during rainy season.
What a drag. I may go up to Luang Prabang a bit sooner than I thought since there’s not much else to do here besides eat and get drunk, while nursing a sliced foot. Oh well, it could be worse … I could be working on Wall Street. HA!
P.S. Dee, funny thing – the 2 brothers that run the climbing place I went too have a brother that I (and almost certainly you) know that works for Hot Rocks down in Railay. Fucking small world, huh?
Man that sucks. Inner tubes are the highlight of V.V… Oh well.
Can’t believe the climbing dudes… small world indeed.
Don’t miss the bowling in Luang P. I am sure if you ask they will remember us. Just tell them your buddies who last year bought the complete refrigerator of beer and asked them to move it and put it right next to the alley where we were playing. I am no joking, the attendants moved the complete refrigerator and connected it next to us… I am sure they will remember.