19.2.23Our alarms went off at 5.30am.We had a message last night to say meet at 6.30am at 26 Hang Tre for the bus to Sapa.I had booked from Hanoi SSB as close to our hotel and we’d even checked out where it is.Hang Tre is an additional 15 minutes walk. Left our cases with the…
20.2.23We received a text yesterday saying to be ready for trekking by 9am.We packed what we needed for an overnight as we will be staying in the mountains tonight. There are just 3 bathrooms between everyone. In the end I decided to wait by the sink area so that I was next in line for…
21.2.23 We all slept surprisingly well, at Buffalo homestay, but all struggled to be brave enough to come out from under the duvet. I slept in my clothes as the pjs I laid on the bed on arrival felt damp. When first dozing off I swear I could hear a water buffalo trying to break…
22.2.23 I could have so easily opted out of today’s trek. It was cold and our clothes still haven’t dried out fully. Getting out of bed was hard. We sat with Saffron, Josh and Nick at breakfast debating what to do. In the end it came down to whether our main bag would be delivered…
23.2.23We slept well at Heart of Sapa and went down for breakfast. The hotel is so quiet, and the staff are just lovely.We chatted to a guy from New Zealand. Not sure what his job is but he’d spent a lot of time in Turkey with Syrian refugees.He loved his time there and was overwhelmed…