Okay, we’re in a minivan with the Driver From Hell. He’s hurtling us from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang at speeds that are unsafe. There are ten passengers and we’re all getting to know each other intimately as we’re being tossed around the inside of the minivan. And then God intervenes. The driver hit a pothole too fast and popped a tire. He slowed down the rest of the trip.