This little trip ends up being one of the trip highlights. Wow! Upon first entering the area, there is a bear rescue area with Sun and Moon bears. They look like our black bear, but smaller and with a while crest on there chest. The bears are harvested for their bile. We then entered the first pool. Upon my entering into very refreshing water, I was startled to find that the fish were biting my feet. Stomping around in the water scared them away, but standing still resulted in instant nibbling. Then I remembered seeing a show years ago about this place in SE Asia were people went for foot manicures by putting their feet into the water and the fish would eat the dead skin off their feet. After a while, we were all enjoying the foot pedicure. Very weird for a few prairie dwellers. We then headed up to another higher level for another swim and providing our feet for fish food, and then another. Eventually we hit the top waterfall which is magnificent. The whole landscape is so perfect, it looks like a man-made waterfall in Vegas. Absolutely stunning.
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| Acting as fish food. |
About a km in on our way back to town we came across a moped accident. A Brazilian woman with her daughter heading up to the falls went off the road and the mother’s knee ended up into a cement post. After some discussion, we finally managed to get her into a vehicle to get her to the hospital. They are to fly back to Brazil tomorrow, but I am doubtful that will be happening for a few days. Not sure what was broken, but it sure did not look right. The boys decided then that maybe travelling by van instead of moped is alright.
The heat today was intense, but this cooled off around 5 pm with a massive half hour downpour. Must be only 35 now.
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| The top waterfall |
Monday, June 26, 2017
We had debated on going to the Kuang Si Falls. We have seen lots of waterfalls and is it
worth going.
This little trip ends up being one of the trip highlights. Wow! Upon first entering the area, there is a bear rescue area with Sun and Moon bears. They look like our black bear, but smaller and with a while crest on there chest. The bears are harvested for their bile. We then entered the first pool. Upon my entering into very refreshing water, I was startled to find that the fish were biting my feet. Stomping around in the water scared them away, but standing still resulted in instant nibbling. Then I remembered seeing a show years ago about this place in SE Asia were people went for foot manicures by putting their feet into the water and the fish would eat the dead skin off their feet. After a while, we were all enjoying the foot pedicure. Very weird for a few prairie dwellers. We then headed up to another higher level for another swim and providing our feet for fish food, and then another. Eventually we hit the top waterfall which is magnificent. The whole landscape is so perfect, it looks like a man-made waterfall in Vegas. Absolutely stunning.
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