A Northern adventure Part III

The last leg in our circle tour of a small part of the North was just as interesting.  We'd walked through rice terraces on day two, then way up at the top or our circle it was too dry for rice, and we saw corn fields on steep mountain slopes.  Now we were back to a more lush environment, and saw rice again.

Harvesting rice by hand

Young rice we saw the next day further south

Snail eggs (not native - introduced) - if not picked off the snails will eat every part of the plant

Approaching Puong Cave by boat in Ba Be National Park

Brad in the cave

In the afternoon we went for a 12 km ride; I loved my bike - Brad hated his and called it a "piece of crap!"  Hmmm do you really need brakes on a bike?

We stopped at a market - not many women wear traditional dress anymore

Pigs for sale, or someone bought them; see all the motorbikes parked on either side of the road - it was a busy market

The end of a great road trip.  Left to right are Brad, Thuan our guide, and Cuong our driver