Mmmm...nothing like eating a chimichanga while the Discover Channel is blaring talking about some guy's guts spilling out of his stomach due to an elephant attack.
And there's also nothing like shooting an AK-47 with a Vietnamese soldier guiding you and laughing with you with every round fired and the gun jamming. That is definitely a highlight of the trip so far.
Oh, and we can't forget about being squeezed for 100 meters in the Cu Chi tunnels! Duck-walkin', crawlin' your way through hoping the person in front doesn't get too far ahead nor too far behind....there's only one safe way out of that tunnel. Too cool! It's easy to see how the Viet Cong were able to dish out so much frustration to the American military. The tunnels really are a marvel, not only serving as protection but as living quarters, strategy rooms, mess halls and storage spaces. Many tunnels and paths were booby-trapped and were too small for an American to fit through.
Luckily the one we went through was enlarged just enough for us Westerners to crawl through, although my broad shoulders threatened to lodge me between a couple of the walls.
Oh man, I don't know if I can squeeze out anymore interesting thoughts right now.....I guess such is life sometimes.
How is everyone liking the blog so far? Is there anything of the trip that anyone is really curious about that I haven't mentioned yet?
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