Sapa

Well i have been to Halon bay and it was fantastic as there were very few tourists because of the credit crunch and Bangkok airport problems. It was really beautiful and the sunrise in the morning was well worth getting up at 6am for. Traveled back to Hanoi and my travel agent took me to a market street for food as i had to wait for 5 hours to get my train to Sapa. Before going she asked if i could ride a motorbike and the next thing i was riding through Hanoi in rush hour traffic what a laugh! food was great as well which was a major bonus and really cheap when you know where to go. Got the sleeper train to Sapa last night and managed to get some really good sleep so this morning when i got here, i was wide awake. I have been trekking today and been with the mountain people it really humbles you when you see these people with nothing. The weather has been really good so my luck is holding for the moment and will hopefully stay tomorrow for my mountain biking through the mountains. The paddy field terraces that are on the sides of the hills are something amazing and hopefully my pictures will do them some justice.
Will get the night train back to Hanoi tomorrow and then will get a flight to Nha Trang down on the coast to do some diving hopefully. Well thats all for now folks so hope all is good with you and catch up in a few days!!!!!!!!!
M