We ended up spending 3 nights, 2 whole days, at the Pu Luong Retreat. The first day Luc and I spent the morning walking on paths around the retreat, which took us through the rice fields and neighbouring villages. The rice was ready for harvest in a couple of weeks, and the harvesting is done manually with scythes.
It was very hot in the morning and we were soaked in sweat by the time we got back. We went straight to the swimming pool. In the afternoon there was a strong rain storm which gave me the chance to just hang out, read, and draw.
The second day, Denis, Claude and I took the motorbikes on a trail that went off the main road.
The purpose was to find a cave that is a local attraction. The road was quite remote, and on the way we passed through some very quaint enthic minority villages. The villages of the Thai ethnic minority, and are inside the Pu Luong Nature Preserve. The people seem to live the idylic village life, working in the rice fields, and keeping livestock like chickens and water buffalo.
It was very hot in the morning and we were soaked in sweat by the time we got back. We went straight to the swimming pool. In the afternoon there was a strong rain storm which gave me the chance to just hang out, read, and draw.
The second day, Denis, Claude and I took the motorbikes on a trail that went off the main road.
The purpose was to find a cave that is a local attraction. The road was quite remote, and on the way we passed through some very quaint enthic minority villages. The villages of the Thai ethnic minority, and are inside the Pu Luong Nature Preserve. The people seem to live the idylic village life, working in the rice fields, and keeping livestock like chickens and water buffalo.
Finally we reached the cave. We parked our motorbikes on the side of the road and did the short walk on the path to the large, limestone cave entrance.
Afterward we headed back to the retreat and spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out at the pool.
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