Pu Luong with Easy Rider

Today we are doing a tour of Pu Luong with a couple of easy rider bikes. They picked us up at 9 and we set off for some panoramic views over the rice fields. Wow there are so many rice fields, up on the hills, down in the Valley. We stopped at a little cafe to admire their view and the lady there made us all green tea, the family were dragging a house post up the hill and Grandad came in for a cup of tea, and a hit on his bong. He and Graham mutually thought each other hilarious for some reason. He lives with the family but has his own house across the road, it’s much quieter apparently.

He’d gone off home but when we were leaving the guide asked if we’d like to see his house, he has 7 pigs, numerous chooks, a fish farm with his pet fish and a large veggie patch. Another cup of tea with him up in his thatched cottage, it’s pretty basic, but he seems like he has everything he needs and it’s quite cool up there with the breeze coming up through the floor. He had been a soldier in the Vietnam war, there was a photo of him in his uniform looking very smart and service certificate was there too.

Next we rode down to the Bat Cave. Wow that was a steep hill down there and plenty of steps down into the cave after that. Tim had the great idea to do the circular walk around the bottom of the cave. Bloody hell, my shoes are not cut out for this, let along my thigh muscles, finally after a bit of slipping and sliding we emerged back at the entrance mostly unscathed. Washed all the bat poo off our hands in the stream, and bought a new bottle of water from the girl at the entrance. All I can say is if you visit the Bat Cave and they offer you a motor bike ride down and back up take it, it is so steep, we passed several people struggling on the way up.

It’s pretty hot and sweaty now and we are off to see the waterfall and have a swim. It’s amazing how cool the air coming off the river was as we got closer to the waterfall.
Wow that waterfall was so refreshing. There is so much water coming off these mountains it’s incredible.

They had lunch ready for us when we got out, so much food for 2 people, we insisted both the drivers eat with us and we still didn’t really make a dint in the food.
Another walk to a different waterfall after lunch and a half hour ride back to our accomodation. What a great day.Läs mer