i arranged a pick up for us at lao cai station. the pick up cost 6 usd per person, that includes a bus ride to sapa (takes about one hour) and breakfast at graceful hotel.
so after our breakfast and a quick wash up, we wait for our guide to come to graceful hotel to pick us up. our sapa trekking tour is arranged with Sapa Sisters. you can google sapa sisters and they have their own website. i requested for Little Chi to be our guide because chio outdoor enthusiast recommended her.
you can choose what kind of trek you want to do. the difficult one or the easy one. so we went for the difficult one first. and it was really difficult. super siong. if i can sum up the trek in eight chinese words, it will be: 翻山越岭 跋山涉水
yes it was that siong. and because it rained the day before so the tracks were very muddy and slippery. and both of us slipped and fell a few times.
what made the trekking better was the magnificient scenery that beholds us.
and it was really so siong that we told little chi that we will go for the easy trek after lunch. hahahahaha. and then we also realised that she was 5 months pregnant. #OMG
we had a home stay at one of the houses in Gaia Village. the home stay provides basic necessities such as slippers, blankets, towels. dinner and breakfast was included too. it was a very simple home, with a lot of beds for the numerous tourists, but thank goodness there were only two other tourists. mr tsg said that the home stay reminds him of a military camp in thailand. hahahahaha.
sapa is quite cooling. in the day is about 25 to 28 degree celsius. at night is about 20 to 22.
and we are reaching the conclusion of the vietnam trip!
