Today we woke to the sound of rain outside our hotel - typical on a day we needed the washing to be dry. See even here the chores have to be done! Fortunately by the time we finished breakfast it had stopped and it has turned out to be another beautiful day in paradise. The reason for staying was to visit the Kwang Si waterfalls and boy was it worth it. Rach haggled a tuk-tuk driver down 10,000 kip and we were off. The falls were 25km away and we tried to watch the scenery go by as the driver (you don't need a license in Laos) raced his little Rascal van like he was Jenson Button through the villages on the way.
We walked through the canopy and arrived at the base of falls. The waterfalls were pretty small here but that allowed us to swim around in the pool! The water was a bright blue colour which looked false but was very refreshing. We swam for a little while and took some pictures. Rach mainly took the pictures as when she swam around the little fish were really interested in a blister on her foot that she got from yesterdays walk! We're sure they were only cleaning it but it made it bleed and was unpleasant enough for Rach to get out.
After our swim we continued walking further up until we were greeted with a stunning 70m waterfall. The power of the falls created a light mist and the walkways were quite slippery. Mark continued alone up to the top as Rach was wearing flip flops but to be honest didn't miss much apart from feeling tired and sweaty!
Walking back towards Jenson Button and his mean machine we wandered around the craft stores and then returned to Luang Prabang for a late lunch. We spent the rest of the day chilling in the town and preparing our kit for our departure to Vang Vieng tomorrow morning. We have a 6 hour bus journey tomorrow so unlike the last couple of trips when we've bought cookies and pringles to keep us going tomorrow we're treating ourselves to proper baguette from Joma's coffe shop. It's a great little place in the town that has its own bakery - tasty!
Thanks for all the comments.
Love to all.
Mark & Rach. xxx
Sounds as though the waterfall was a great experience, have looked on facey and seen the pictures and it looks incredible - although the fish story isn’t all that pleasant!
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Don’t forget its Halloween on Saturday, am sure you haven’t forgotten, and yo both have your outfits all sorted!
Lots of Love
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Hey nibbling fish - they like the dead skin - must have thought your blister had had it! No piranhas thank goodness! Pictures are spectacular - never get bored with waterfalls. Love you xxx
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