Day 7/8/9/10/11/12 For many of you reading this, you may have serious doubts that Steph and G actually endured all that is written below. The usual phrases associated with S & G are "laying around all day - getting up to only go to the fridge", "taking naps in the afternoon", "watching TV marathons for hours on end". However, the last few days have been filled with phrases more like, "stepping over huge piles of buffalo poo", "trekking for 18K (about 11 miles)" & "waking up to sounds of pigs being slaughtered". So for those doubters, we have attached some pictures to this blog, but can provide further photo evidence via email if need. The trip started with a grueling 8 hour overnight train to Lao Chai ( in the NE, right on the border of
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