Following a hearty Chinese English breakfast (chicken sausages as standard!) we decided to head off to the Buddha Caves with their promise of mud baths, much to William and Oliver's delight.
Our taxi took us to the caves 'office', a shack by the side of a quiet country road, where we purchased our tickets and had to wait for the official caves minibus. Eventually, a ramshackle van with very uncomfortable seats arrived and took us all of 200, very bumpy, yards up a very walkable dirt track!
After lots of faffing while we donned our official cave flip-flops and waited for our tour guide we finally set off. The caves were spectacular and our guide showed us various animal formations and one called mother's love which looked more like the inside of the Daily Sport!
We eventually came to the mud pools. The guide gleefully told us that the 'weather conditions in the mud were absolutely freezing'! He also told us we'd have the 'best fun' if we abided by the rules. Unfortunately, we never found out what they were!
Needless to say we didn't spend long there but quickly moved on to the hot springs.
We also discovered that wherever you are in China, you can always access the Internet!
After dressing we exited and were offered a return trip down the dirt track but decided instead to walk and take in the scenery.
As we approached the 'b road', to meet our taxi, we discovered it had turned in to a four lane motorway. We never thought it possible but our return journey made us long for Shanghai driving! Apparently it is fine to overtake on a blind bend as long as you hoot your horn!! On returning to the Giggling Tree, we also discovered that the small lane had also got rather busy!
Our taxi took us to the caves 'office', a shack by the side of a quiet country road, where we purchased our tickets and had to wait for the official caves minibus. Eventually, a ramshackle van with very uncomfortable seats arrived and took us all of 200, very bumpy, yards up a very walkable dirt track!
After lots of faffing while we donned our official cave flip-flops and waited for our tour guide we finally set off. The caves were spectacular and our guide showed us various animal formations and one called mother's love which looked more like the inside of the Daily Sport!
We eventually came to the mud pools. The guide gleefully told us that the 'weather conditions in the mud were absolutely freezing'! He also told us we'd have the 'best fun' if we abided by the rules. Unfortunately, we never found out what they were!
Needless to say we didn't spend long there but quickly moved on to the hot springs.
We also discovered that wherever you are in China, you can always access the Internet!
After dressing we exited and were offered a return trip down the dirt track but decided instead to walk and take in the scenery.
As we approached the 'b road', to meet our taxi, we discovered it had turned in to a four lane motorway. We never thought it possible but our return journey made us long for Shanghai driving! Apparently it is fine to overtake on a blind bend as long as you hoot your horn!! On returning to the Giggling Tree, we also discovered that the small lane had also got rather busy!
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