Arrived Pak Bang Late

After a long painful and late starting journey we arrived at Pak Bang Laos after it had gotten dark. The boat had no lights of any kind in the interior, running lights or headlights. The Laos men were frantically calling out "Go left or go right!!" as the boat captain was steering through the dangerous waters of the Mekong (filled with rocks and shallow areas). I ended up staying in a semi clean place for 300 baht ($10) with a noisy fan and leaky toilet. A tiring tiring day, and a long journey breathing in the smoke of the multiple farang backpacker smokers in front of me. Of the 16 people sitting directly in front of me 9 were smokers including the guy  front of me.