With the poorly named Bamboo Paradise (Ed. Actually it was ok but I think Jack has
high standards) left behind, we travelled to the next town on our itinerary: Luang
Prabang; yet another bus (4 hours.) We arrived and Mark and Brian sorted us out
with some more sweet accommodation. Then we were back on the bus again to the
bear conservation\waterfall. As we trekked through the jungle to the waterfall,
we saw the bear enclosures all filled with rare camouflaging Lao bears as can
be seen in the photo.
We reached the waterfalls which
offered incredible scenery and an opportunity to cool down in the cold pools.
However, moving through the water was easier said than done, as edges of the
pool were lined with razor sharp rocks and arm/skin eating fish (which were apparently
all in my imagination), but Mr McMillan soon found out they were there when
they started chomping on the scab he had on his shin. Jumping into the pool
from the ‘jumping tree’ was enjoyed by all.
We left the falls and returned to our hostel for showers before we
headed out for dinner. We ventured out into the town to find the night market,
led suspiciously by Cliff, but, luckily it turned out he did know where he was
going and we actually got there. (Ed. Folks we still have trust issues…We were
told by some random local that the night markets were only 10 minutes away but
in actual fact they were more like 25 minutes away, even I was starting to
doubt myself lol). The night market was filled with a wide range of items from
samurai swords to harem pants. I’d also like to take this moment to apologise
to any of the parents who bought harem pants for their sons so they could
“enter the temples” as I made this up, soz. (Ed. This was news to me too until
I arrived in country, I have allowed the guys to think of a suitable punishment
for Jack and his antics). After we had
finished at the market we returned to the Guesthouse for some much needed sleep
in a nice air conditioned room.
(Ed. Everyone is happy guys, we have a few a
little homesick but no one wants the magic tick home…)
Jack Woods
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