Day 10

Today was the last day of our trecking.
We woke, we ate and we walked down to the road at the bottom of the mountain. We chucked our heavy packs in a van and sent them off to the office of Phat Tire, the company organising our treck. We than hoped onto a mini bus and drove to the base of Lang Bian, dropping Mrs LeLay off at the hotel first because she wasn't feeling up to it.
It was pretty straight forward from there. We grabbed our water and started walking.
There were no leechers, no thick rainforests and no scorching heat, most found it to be a comfertable climb. At the top, we were treated to more amazing views and what I think was THE MOST DELICIOUS ice cream I have ever had! It was about, 50c US and was milk and coconut flavour but was only one scoop, so many of us went back for seconds.
After a quick photo session and a swap of the packs that we had taken, we were off again to the second peak of the mountain.This section of the treck was mostly flat but towards the end many struggled with the almost vertical climb. Once at the top we took a short walk down to where we would have a late lunch of the usual fruit, breads and spreads. It was than down again, which was a lot more enjoyable than up.
On the way down we visited a minority village and learnt a bit about how they would live. The woman proposes the the man, but before she can marry, she must know how to make clothes and cook, so that his parents will be looked after when HE moves into the woman's family and takes their name. The women are in charge of the household and many of these minority groups married off their daughter's at a young age (15-16). We were than picked up and taken back to the hotel, this was followed by dinner.
Unlike most nights though, we didnt just stay in the hotel and go to bed whenever we dropped..
The group decided it was time we tryed out Kareoke, which is very popular in Vietnam..
We spent over an hour in a really flash place with our own room, complete with colourful lights. We were so underdressed with some people, not naming names (cough cough, Jye), not even showering before we left...
We started with a bit of Bon Jovi and even had some fun singing to songs off The Little Mermaid. The whole time we were trecking that week we had a few songs stuck in our heads the whole way, including Kung Fu Fighting and We are the Champions, so when we found out we could sing to these, there was no holding back.
It was a great night to finish off our trecking and start our time of rest and relaxation.