Ha Giang day 4/ ➡️ Sapa

Sadly was our last day on the loop today! :(
First stop was only a short ride away, Kien made us walk up hundreds of steps to a cave. Although it was a bit rainy, was still somehow so humid and absolutely no breeze! Was a bit of a shock to the system doing exercise after three days of sitting all day, but was good for us!
The cave was also pretty cool, in the lower section of the cave we had to crouch and shuffle down the slope to avoid hitting our heads on stalactites.
We drove down through the valley, having a coffee at the bottom before a longer drive to lunch. We timed it miraculously, as soon as we sat down for lunch the heavens opened up and it started absolutely chucking it down!
We suited and booted head to toe in waterproofs before stepping outside. I had my raincoat on with a poncho on top, waterproof trousers on and plastic bags around my shoes! It was a good look.
The afternoon stretch of roads were mostly ones we had already driven on the first day, but what made it cool was that there was so much fog, it made the roads seem completely different! At some points the fog was so dense you could only see a few metres ahead, then after going round the corner the visibility would completely clear up. You could see the clouds rolling through the valley and mountains, so it was pretty magical.
At one point Danny started cheering, I looked ahead and there was a huge waterfall by the side of the road. We all hopped off and there were people running under the waterfall, everyone was giddy with excitement. The heavy rain earlier on had made the waterfall huge, something I don't think even the drivers see often as they were equally excited, running about and taking photos. All the waterproof gear wasn't enough for the downpour from the waterfall as I stood underneath to take photos. Was so worth it though.
On the last stretch I learnt that we were really close to the village where Danny lives with his grandmother, girlfriend and 3-month old baby! His village is home to only 60 families, all apart of the Huong people. Was cool to learn about his family and culture, he said he was going to drive there for a few hours after we finished.
We had a final coffee stop before an hour ride back the hostel. We said goodbye to all our lovely drivers and to our gem of a leader Kien. We were all so sad it was over was also exhausted. I had a nap on my rucksack in the hostel lobby, before heading out with some of the group for pizza. Was actually the best pizza I've had since being away! Reminded me of a pizza you'd buy in the supermarket, then put your own toppings on, but was very tasty.
In the evening, half of us then boarded a night bus which was taking us to Sapa!Read more