In a few short hours, Sam and I will load up into a van, with who knows how many other strangers, and take off for Vientiane, Laos! It's an overnight 10-11 hour van ride. Yippee!
We're using a travel agency, and they will actually provide us with a breakfast before taking us to the actual border where we'll go through Thai immigration, catch a bus that will take us across the Mekong River on the Friendship Bridge, go through Lao immigration, then be picked up by the travel agency and taken to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane. The goal is to arrive at the Embassy before noon, but we've been told we'll probably arrive there around 9am, maybe 10am.
After submitting my visa application and paperwork, Sam and I will find our hostel, check-in and hangout the rest of the day. While we are both fairly introverted, we're kind of interested in meeting the random people we are sure we'll run into as we're staying at a 'backpackers' hostel where there could be up to 6 other people in our room. What an adventure!
The following day (Thursday), I'll hopefully pick up my visa in the afternoon and we'll begin the journey back to Chiang Mai, arriving back here early Friday morning (and yes, that does mean another overnight van ride ... I couldn't be more thrilled).
Please pray for this trip. The past 2 days have been a flurry of activity as Sam and I have prepared to go and details have fallen into place. Please pray for our long overnight van rides ... that we'll be able to sleep, that the drive will be smooth, that there won't be any accidents. Please pray for our boarder crossings ... that they'll go smoothly and that we won't have any problems. Please pray for my visa ... that it will be able to be processed, that I'll get the correct one, that there won't be any complications. Please pray for Sam and I in general ... that God will keep us safe and healthy through these travels, that the stress of traveling doesn't overwhelm us, and that we'll have a fantastic time together in Vientiane and as we travel.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support.
With love from Laos,
Hannah
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