Mtb'ing in Northern Laos - crossing the Mekong river on a long tail boat

"Don't pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side...."

On a misty morning on the mighty Mekong river...we are heading for the (OK, small) rapids.

The ancient royal laotian capital Luang Prabang and the Pagoda on the hill in the background. Off we go ...