We are going to continue our trekking journey.
We just finished eating lunch in Lao Chai and next up we're going to a place called
Ta Van.
That is meant to be three kilometers away.
So we are walking through the town of Lao Chai and people are just going about their
daily business.
They are herding ducks down the street and there are men working the fields with their
water buffaloes.
Friendly kids running around playing.
Yes.
Sam wants to live here.
I do.
You can see these rice terraces in the mountains and you can also see them right in the towns.
Okay, cowboy.
More postcard worthy views from over here.
We are taking the scenic route and right now we're just walking past some rice fields where
people are working the crops.
I think these next three kilometers are going to be worse than the eight kilometers we previously
did.
Earlier we were walking down hill.
Oh come on, this is the reward.
We're climbing up terraces.
Look at all the kids up there.
Those little kids up there were throwing rocks down at us.
So a status update.
How are you feeling now?
Uh.
And your legs.
Uh.
She is a city gal from Toronto.
And here we've got butterflies feasting on poo.
So the village that we are staying in for the night.
There is a bigger duck population than there are people and we have lots of friendly cats.
We are here.
Full of zest and energy?
Made it.
Ta Van.
The village of Ta Van.
What have we got under here?
A little cat hiding.
So we've arrived here in Ta Van and this is where we're going to be sleeping.
Home stay time.
It's like camping.