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Monks with umberelas
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Made an early - 8 o'clock start for our drive, by tuk tuk, out to the start of the walk to the Kuang Xi Waterfalls
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Walking up hill
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At one point the road was too steep for the tuk tuk to get up with us on board, so we had to walk.
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A water buffalo stood by smiling at our puny efforts.
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Water buffalo
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At 9.30 we left the trail head to walk first through open countryside, some rice fields and then light natural forest
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Vegetation
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Stile
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Thrashing
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Waterfall
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At mid-day we reached the waterfalls. They were not as high, nor as wide, nor as powerful as many waterfalls we have seen, but for splendor, they must be the best
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Waterfall
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Tiger
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The park also held a captive Indo-China tiger, call Phet, and sun bears, all of which have been orphaned or captured by poachers. Although not ideal, great efforts have been made to make their captivity as comfortable as possible. They would not survive if released into the wild.
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Bears
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Swimming pool
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The afternoon ended with a swim in a pool at the bottom of the falls.
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Then a drive back to Luang Prabang
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View
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