Our second day in Sapa, consisted of a good 4 hour hike with two Hmong women to their village down the mountain. We had a great day of cultural exchange with them that included trekking down the rice-terraced mountain, exchanging stories of our families and lives (they could speak English fairly well), enjoying soup together, watching them harvest a garden, visiting their homes and buying some embroidered fabric and jewelry from them.
The women were especially nimble and strong, trekking down the muddy sides of the mountain with ease wearing sandles, while Andrew and I carefully watched our footing as we moved over rocks, crossed through mud and small streams. At a few points in our hike, both Hmong women held my hands to help me down the path. They were lively, humourous and great guides. Definitely a day I'll remember for a long time.
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