Sapa

Hey Gang,

Just a quick post from Sapa. I made the last huge climb yesterday in fine style, although I was a bit disappointed that Vietnam's highest and most spectacular road was completely shrouded in mist, obscuring any view of the valley below. I had a great little snack of steamed rice stuffed in a piece of bamboo at a construction site yesterday. They were felling a couple of trees and one fell right where a few of us had been before we elected to move. No one directed us in any way, and I think we could have just stood there and been crushed. The Victoria is a beautiful hotel, although I feel pretty removed from Vietnam here. It is definitely not like the experience I have been having. Well, I am off to rent a Minsk and tool around in the fog. I am going to hit some villages and take some pics.

Take care,

Geoff