Pu Luong Hike

 

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Here is the GPS track of the non road portion

https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=13.4/105.1412/20.4632&pubLink=w7PgmGwzZTQ5Kmf7Tn8oQdhb&trackId=bf7cf952-c966-42ba-834b-412351cbce35

Orange Trees

A very friendly local guy with a massive leaf as an umbrella and a Dunlop shirt

Luckily the dogs here were friendly

It was WET

After being soaked from our hike, it was nice to find shelter and have a hot meal

I don't think this place was actually open to the public, despite being in the middle of the day, but the family who runs it were all crowded around a hot pot and asked us what we wanted and we just said 2 of whatever you have and with more talkin git came out as seafood noodles and orange juices .

I thoroughly enjoyed renting this bad boy for a couple hours 

Soccer field

Our hike followed a small water pipe and around the backside some houses on either side of 2 different villages. 

Nature Reserve

Sketchy bridge

This was supposed to be our crossing

Bamboo shovel

Thai ethnic villages

Communism

The English spelling was always funny

Road washout

Our taxi from Mai Chau to Pu Luong was rough in the dark and fog and massive rain. This area has got to be prone to landslides. The driver was good and we booked the trip through 12GO Asia which connects you with various cities around Vietnam. In reality, they become a combination of shuttle buses then a switch to a smaller vehicle

Mai Châu

Xóm Chiềng

Between Hanoi and Pu Luong