Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tuesday - Feb 9 - The Jungle Trek - 4 hours




After a good breakfast, 5 of us sign-up to trek 8 miles to Koung Si Falls where we will have a swim. We are dropped off at 9:30 AM ... we start off from a small Huomg village where we see various activities from school classes, making roof thatch, crafts, etc .. see the pictures. I purchased 3 necklaces for my granddaughters from a teen-aged deaf girl named Jeng...she was sure proud of her workmanship.

The trek was more than I expected. The mornings were cool and comfortable...as the day wore on the temperature rose to the high 80s/low 90s plus high humidity. A number of the hills were rocky in both directions...up and down... after 4 hours we arrive at the top of Falls..much to my chagrin, we have a steep challenging long walk down to the base of the Falls...my feet are killing me, I'm tired and extremely hot...but I did it!!!

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