A Baby was Born on my Slow Boat Cruise in Laos

The day started out quite placid.  Ten of us rode with our driver and his ludicrous driving skills from Chiang Mai, up through Wat Rong Khun and finally to the river where we were going to catch the slow boat and cross the border into Laos.   At this point most of the driving skills that, although westerners frowned upon but locals were accustomed to, had numbed my senses.