Laos : Luang Prabang : Waterfalls - Tat Sae, Xuang Si; Massage

Our rattling tuk-tuk took us further out. Tat Sae waterfall was a barren bubblescape – the cascading water was so rich in limestone that it grew over everything the water touched – even bridges and fallen trees had a stodgy coating. Feet and hands stuck to the stone resolutely. We clambered around the stout falls in dappled light – the water tried to flip us about.
Xuang Si was fearsome – a flood of water created huge limestone bubbles and arcs from the cliff-face and spat billows of spray at the bottom. We froze in the pools at the bottom and so climbed the side of the waterfall – sloshing through hot mud and jungle. A rail allowed us to walk right across the top edge of the fall – the water tugging and threatening to sweep away our legs.
Back in town we had a massage. It was lush.