Going out with a bang in Vang Vieng

All I want to do right now is drink a pitcher of blue Kool-Aid. The raspberry lemonade kind. And eat a dozen perogies. God, do I miss that.     Also, hours on the couch watching Dr. Oz, drinking Timmy's coffee. Ok, I vented, back to pack backing! The adventure continues! I've managed a week in Vang Vieng. My bed is full of dirt and baguette crumbs, I have pictures and videos that are definitely questionable and I'm pretty sure my baby toe (what is it really called? Pinky toe? Fifth toe? Toe that keeps balance?) in the evolution to come we won't even have it anymore...is broken. I had so much fun! All the while maintaining a proper prairie girl reputation, being called a bad influence and meeting people who go "you're Canadian Britt, I've heard of you!" why thank you. The town is really lovely, calm by day, nestled into the mountains full of 'full moon party' day glow wearers. It's rather quiet in rainy season, with multiple hangovers watching hours of Friends and Family guy, drinking mango shakes to make up for the lack of vitamins and holy crap! ... If I could type right now that would be a real treat! Don't blog after tubing. Getting to the tubing is whats up. The are several bars strewn across the river with jenga, swings, volleyball, you name it, tons of fun things to do! And lots and lots of mud. You can make your way by tube, or foot, I gave both a shot but decided I Didn't want my tube, I wanted to be attached to someone else's. It's absolute madness out there, they throw out a rope to pull you into the bar because the current is quite strong,  and unfortunately the river claims several lives a year, I can see why.  It's easy to see how people get trapped and start working here or how some people have dozens of bracelets on (you get a bracelet every bar you go to). They workers abuse themselves on a daily basis, some play as many as 20 beer pong games, other have to do a shot every time a boat comes in (roughly 3 every ten minutes) and others luck out and hang around the bar. No one leaves tubing in a proper state of mind. After a day of madness you can work your way to party island where buckets are FREE! And let the carnage continue. I prefer to alternate days of tubing and free buckets, you know, turning 25 and all...send help! Normally party island shuts down around two a.m. But you can currently dance until sun up since it's the Eurocup and the bars stay open until six a.m. Woof. Luckily my bed is a short crawl away. Fun Fact:Vang Vieng is clustered around an old airstrip once used by the CIA to fly covert missions during the Vietnam War.