After dinner (about 8:30) Em and I climbed into our loft, settled in under our mosquito nets, and began reading. Five minutes later, our local guide, Len, came upstairs and told us we were needed downstairs because there was another tourist, (Cristof from Germany) visiting and we were all going to sing songs. We shared a skeptical glance (both picturing learning a Vietnamese version of Kum Ba Yah) but obliged and went downstairs. The "campfire" songs turned out to be Karaoke - a full library of thousands of random songs in 10 different languages. More rice wine please??? We settled for some Tiger instead but only managed to sing about 2 songs since one of the drunk locals would not surrender the Mic. 2 hours of bad karaoke later, we finally went to bed.
Waking up to the sunrise in the village was amazing. I don't know why people opt for hotel stays when a home stay complete with banana crepes in the morning is an option. No clouds in the sky today and we trekked for another 2.5 hours this morning crossing the midpoint of a waterfall on the way back. Not satisfied with the workout, once we returned to Sapa and had lunch, Em, Cristof and I walked for another 2 hours exploring one more hill tribe nearby. Tonight we take the overnight train back to Hanoi, and have tomorrow morning there before flying to Cambodia tomorrow afternoon.
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