Mountain Hike Through Hilltribe Villages
Posted by Stuart at 09:25 PM on July 12, 2003I can't believe how perfect this vacation has been so far. I slept 12 hours last night and woke up feeling better than I have in weeks.
After breakfast, No and I drove the motorcycle to a nearby village. From here we hiked along a very muddy trail (it has been raining a lot lately) up into the mountains where we visited a very tall waterfall and two separate Akha villages.
The scenery was breathtaking. I am amazed at all the different shades of green we saw. Along the way we saw fields with corn, orchards of lychee trees, lots of birds and chickens, bamboo forests, and of course the ever present rice fields, many of which were being planted as we passed.
On the way home we stopped by the village school to play basketball with the school kids who were there. Now I have never been any good at basketball and have therefore always avoided it. But I found out tonight that when the competition is 4-foot tall kids, I have a chance!
