No Internet but Amazing Natural Wonders

We began our internet cut off in the town of Na Hin. This was a wonderful place to be.
Such a village feel, No English spoken and no tourism infrastructure.
We were in Na Hin to take a tuktuk to the Konglor cave.
The Konglor Cave is 7.5 km long. Traveling by BOAT on the river that flows through the cave. At times the cave reaches 90 meter wide and 100 meters high. When the guide had his light shining on the walls of the cave it looked like there were just more and more tunnels and holes to get lost in. A few time we got out of the boat to take it over small waterfalls and over little islands all inside one cave. The most incredible cave I have ever been in.

After NaHin we headed to the 4,000 Islands. On the way there we met 3 people we grouped up with to do everything together. It was so much fun hanging out with them.
The 5 of us made it to the 4,000 Islands after a rough night bus. We stayed on the Island of DonDet and biked to DonKhong two days in a row to see the Irrawaddy Dolphins soon to be extinct because China is building a dam. We also biked to the wonderful waterfalls and even went for a swim! After swimming near the cascading water we found a beach at the end of the trail just 200 meters from the first stop. We again had to stop and jump in the water. Well, some guys afraid of the puffer fish and the puffer fish rumors decided against the swim.

We saw the full moon on our day out to visit the dolphins.

WATERFALLS of Don Khong

before going in the water.

the waterfall massage.

After these two Islands Kevin and I split up from our 5 person crew and found our way to a town called Tadlo. Here was a town centered around a waterfall. We spent one day hiking up to the waterfalls and the more we hiked up a hill and around the falls the more falls we found. We swam with insanely brave children who used the falls as water slides. The little girls had to help me past a current because we were terrified of being swept downward. It was a beautiful day and the water was so nice and cold. We watched a local teen jump 20 meters from a rushing waterfall. I was so worried I wasn't going to see his head pop up from the water at the bottom. These are the things only the locals could get away with. We were going to stay in Tadlo for a few days and visit natives, villages and a coffee plantation, but we fled. We heard of two cases where tourists had their camera or bag stolen. These were such close cases where Kevin and I felt it could have been us, so we left town.

From Tadlo we took a tuk tuk to the main road. A bus to the Pakse KrongKai bus station. Walked to the main road to find a songtow instead. Caught a tuktuk 2 blocks away to a minivan stop. Took a minivan to the Laos - Thai border. Another minivan to Ubon and we couldn't find any bus tickets left to get to ChiangMai so we are in Ubon exploring for 24hours.

1 week later. Reunited with the internet.