14th – 16th August 2014
I booked a three day trip in the rural district of Mai Chau. It was, once again, lovely to get out of the hustle and bustle of Hanoi!
On the way at a pit stop, we could have opted for some snake/lizard wine!
Yes, I passed on that one!
Mai Chau from above
A beautiful moth
My bed for the night
A bike ride around the stunning countryside
Men working in the village
Here they live a very simple way of life
Awwww
At least we had the right bikes for it…!
This is as still as it got for a picture…
Kids playing on a raft
A great group of girls
A spider that likes to get the sewing machine out on his web, can’t beat a bit of zig zag stitch to funk it up a little bit!
We Went for a trek through the village and out through the countryside.
When I got excited by the red dragonfly, the guide thought he was being nice by catching it for me, although luckily I don’t think he damaged it!
We stopped off at a local family’s home. The fireplace for cooking on.
Kitty warming himself in the ashes
Some tasty fruit
l don’t think he was too bothered about having a pic taken!
Best friends
So cute! Duck family crossing the field!
My first motorbike lesson!
An evening of local entertainment
Roped in!
Some kind of alcoholic beverage!
A motorbike ride to a lake and waterfall
Albert the Dane
Albert with our guide
Aniek taking a swim
Chug chug!
Little piggy head…
Tongues!
More caged birds 😦
ontheroadwithclaire 
Another beautiful group of photos Claire!! Thank you so much for your letter which we received on Tues 16th Sept. Lovely to hear from you in person!!! xxx
That was extremely quick, I only posted them on the Thursday!!! Maybe Royal Mail could learn something from them ha ha! 🙂
Love the dragon fly photo – wow!
What does snake lizard wine drink taste like?!!!!
I passed on that one! I reckon a night on the loo would follow that stuff – from either end!
Hi, yes Im catching up on your posts, I love that total lack of H & S great to see, lets all get back to a simpler life. Have fun , stupid to say as you are obviously living the dream well done. X
Lovely photos love the ducks all in a line , and all the animals you are picturing xxx
bit of a fraud on the motorbike ride, I would have been more convinced if you took it off the propstand!
Are you sure Aniek hadn,t been thrown overboard for not paying her fare lol.
Another great batch of photography, you’ii be able to start your own postcard company when you get. back
I can’t believe those tongues are real!! Gross!!
Yes they certainly are! 🙂