Pakse Loop: Day 3

If you are sleeping in a bamboo hut in what feels like the middle of the jungle, one expects to wake up to the sounds of the birds. And insects. And maybe a rooster. What one does not expect to be roused by is loud music. But roused we were, courtesy of the three french guys next door.

Normally we would have been quite peeved to wake up this way. But all was forgiven on this particular morning as the song they played was so beautiful. We had been away from home for 3+ months at this point, and had lost touch with the rest of the world. We had no idea what song it was, only that it was mesmerizing. At breakfast, we discovered that we had well and truly been living under a rock, as it turned out to be one of the best-selling singles of all time: "Hello", by Adele! We owe those french guys a big thank you as they managed to make this otherwise mundane morning something special enough that I remember it in vivid detail even now, 7 years later. Everytime I hear "Hello", I'm transported back to Laos.

Our day only got better from here. The well-marked trail from the guesthouse took us to 7 different waterfalls, some of which were truly stunning.

Waterfall #2, our favourite. That's Nick's head on the bottom right

We had the most beautifully sunny morning for our waterfall hike. The third waterfall was more of a cascade, but it was on a wide, rocky, open section that made it perfect for a little swim.

We were quite sad to leave Tayicsua after having such a great day. But forward and onwards! After lunch we headed to our final stop of the day: Tad Yuang.

Trail to Tad Yuang

Tad Yuang ended up being my favourite waterfall of the whole Bolaven Plateau loop because of its absolutely goregeous approach trail! It was so green and lush!

Tad Yuang

We stayed at a small accomodation recommended by Miss Noy's that was not as nice as the Tayicsua guesthouse, but did the trick.