Thursday 18 March 2010

SaPa trekking, the following day

Second day, the weather got worst. Claudia and Luana from the other group joined us and we left with a bigger group. Rain and cold. It had rained heavily the night before and the terrain was now muddy and slipery.






After a few minutes trekking we had a quick improvised discussion on whether to carry on. One of the girls fell on her bum twice, other had a knee problem. Most people decided to go back, but me and Tim weren’t very happy about it... For a moment even the guides were willing us all to go back, but we could see other people moving forward. So we insisted Thuy would carry on with us.



And so we did! The 3hours trek was hard but very rewarding...













hazzard!
'Who put that there???'


on her daily duties!
when you least expect, these little souls turn up from the mist... they walk pass you, smile, and then... vanish again...


hmong ghosts...




into the bamboo forest...








portugal vs. england
fighting for the right of way over the waterfall.








la resistance!


self portrait



Guess who was nice and warm waiting for ur on rally point. We were STARving!!.


Time for a quick shave and back to SaPa town.


By the way... Bo Dao Nha. Portugal in Vietnamese language!






So we got on the van, warmed up a bit and went home! At that time I didn't have any room so Tim invited me to stay in his room as he had an extrabed for about 2euros! 'Of course dude!!'
We had a romantic dinner to candle lights and Tim woke up at 3am to watch Arsenal beat FCPorto 5-0. Ooops!


safe, yo!
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4 comments:

  1. Unknown23 March 2010 at 15:39

    crianças tão lindas, tão bem vestidas...... da vontade de lhe dar um ganda banho e ir com elas à Zara-

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  2. capricorniuz24 March 2010 at 12:56

    de lhes dar um banho?? nada que a Mariana não tivesse feito...

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  3. Pedro Grilo25 March 2010 at 15:03

    MIGUELLLLLL
    Brutal, sempre abraças-te esta viagem, muito muito bom, nem imaginas como ficou feliz.A minha viagem mudou a minha vida....para tão melhor....VAIS PERCEBER.

    Dicas:
    -Não faças planos....vai ao sabor do vento e seguirás sempre o melhor caminho....ouve o que te vão dizendo para escolher o rumo seguinte.
    -Vê no olhar das pessoas se podes confiar nelas ou não é a melhor maneira de o entenderes, o nosso preconceito ocidental insconsciente avalia sempre da maneira errada..
    -Sê livre, não tenhas medo de nada, vive cada minuto em cada um dos 60 segundos que ele contêm.
    -Conhece-te a ti mesmo a melhor viagem vai ser a que vais fazer dentro de ti.....

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  4. Unknown26 March 2010 at 07:11

    Este parece ter Sido um dia difícil mas provavelmente sedutor pelo que te foi Possível aprender sobre o "modus vivendi" de quem nasce, vive e morre nos Confins dessas terras. E assim se engrandece a mente.
    Abraço

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