The trip continues

Sapa is like Queenstown only without the snow and the temp is signifantly higner with humidity. Am rooming with a great guy fram Adelaide training to be a pilot. After recoverring from the overnight train trip explored Sapa and met the lovely tribe people with the cute smiles and friendly manner. You just could not not buy things from them even though what you were buying you did not need or what. May lose them on the travel.
Yeaterday left for our first trek to an outlying village down the valley. The local tribes woman and girls followed us most of the way hoping to sell us things. The held umbrellas over our heads as we walked to shade us from the sun. Showed us the easiest ways and which bamboo to held when you went past a difficult spot. How could wou not buy what she is selling.
Arrived at the Homestay and made very welcome. Reasonible basis whish the swhat toilets and the bowl and scoup for the shower. Plenty of mossies but the Bushmans seems to keep them away.
Once unpacked went for the best swim in a local river and back for the best Vietnam dinner I have had. This was followed by the visit to the local Kaoroki Bar to show our talents. That is the others. The last thing I would have exoected in such a place. Great fun.
This morning spent 2 hours in a hot pool, had lunch and started the trek back up the mountain in the sauna hot weather. Also dead at the top but managed to keep up with the rest of the group, the oldest being 27.
Managed to attend a local wedding latter in the afternoon. Great experience. Met the bride and groom and all the relies dresses up in their formal gears. Had to bail as the rice wine was heating th head and have to cross the border into China tommorrow.My roommate is still there so should be worse for wears when he returns.
Leave early for the Chinese border tomorrow which is meant tobe a little hairy. Have to hide my Lonely Planet book. Travel back to La Cai by mini bus and then walk over to the border. This is followed by a 12 hour bus trip to Kunming.
Hope all is well back home.