A bit of missing information....

So, it obviously didn't affect Brian as much as it affected me...he didn't mention this in his last post. There were a lot of great things about the climbing trip! Obviously the scenery was incredible, the challenge was rewarding and the food was excellent. However, the accomodation was lacking a little bit. We spent our two nights on the mountain in what was called a "cabin". It was an a-frame building built out of bamboo and sheeted with large tarps. They made the floor (which we slept on) out of bamboo and planks of wood. It wasn't actually too uncomfortable. The uncomfortable part is that it was infested with mice.....not just one or two squeaky little critters, I think there must have been a couple dozen! (Although I must admit I didn't see any, I only heard them running above my head, and under my bed, and scratching in the tarp. I also felt one touch my arm! Now, most people of the female variety would be disgusted (as was I) about this, but I only made Brian get out of bed to investigate after hearing what sounded like an elephant sized mouse chewing on something a little too close to me for comfort. Although he didn't see anything during his investigation, he assured me it was a mouse and I didn't need to worry. All in all, I only lost a couple hours of sleep over it...so, perhaps it wasn't too bad.

Tonight we're back on the train heading to Hanoi for the New Years Celebrations. We'll ring in the New Year for the second time this year!