more waterfall adventures

Whenever I mentioned to a fellow traveler that I'd just arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos, they'd always say "hey, I thought I told you to leave me alone - go away or I'll call the cops!" Haha, no, I'm just kidding. That only happened twice. What would really happen is they'd so "oh man, be sure to go to the Kuang Si waterfalls!!"

With this ringing endorsement (along with my general appreciation for visiting /jumping off of them), a visit to the waterfalls was a no-brainer. After a 50 minute tuk-tuk ride where I met several new travelers, including another guy named Adrian (quite rare), we arrived at the falls. The pictures will do a much better job describing the place than I will, but I will say this: it's certainly clear to me why everyone recommends this place. It was gorgeous! We checked out the rope swing, jumped off the falls, then hiked way up to the top of the falls where we hung out in this cool pool and looked down the falls. Definitely well worth the trip.

And now, picture time:

the middle section of the waterfalls (the waterfalls were spread out over a half kilometer or so)

cool mill along the falls

of course I had to jump off the waterfalls. I think it's a rule. Was tempted to dive off, but the falls were only about 8 feet deep, and while I was pretty sure I could pull off a shallow dive it wasn't worth the risk. . .

the pool at the top of the big waterfall - it took some scrambling to get here, but was well worth it!

the view of the waterfalls feeding into the pool mentioned above