Thursday 6 January 2011

Update from Keely, Loreto A

Good times had by all in Hanoi!Our report so far...

After getting off an extremely long flight we finally arrived in Hanoi. There, 13 excited young Loreto girls, all pumped for an adventure. We found our hotel, dropped our bags and headed for the streets. This is an experience not one of us will forget. With more than 5 of us nearly being hit by the on coming traffic we soon found our way to the centre of Hanoi. The next day we explored travelling around in cylos, arriving at the Temple of Literature after seeing the Water Puppet show. Both of these immersed us completly in the culture. Lunch and dinner so far, being local restaurants have been truly amazing, all of us walking out with full stomachs!! We then woke up to a 4 hour drive to Halong Bay. Here we slept overnight on a boat, where they fed us non stop seafood - great for those of us who enjoy seafood, funny for the rest of us!!! After a rocky night on the boat, some canoeing and trekking we looked around the ancient caves. We are now in Hanoi about to have our last comfortable sleep before we hit up the trek and work with the community. We are all having the most amazing time. and look forward for the new and exciting challenges that lay ahead. Love Loreto A
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  1. Anonymous6 January 2011 at 11:36

    Wow what an amazing time you all seem to be having ! Thanks for writing Keely .... it's so nice for us here at home to hear what you've all been up to. Hope they had some chips for you Keely instead of seafood in Halong Bay !Look forward to your post after your trek and community project. Missing you Courtney .
    Sharon

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  2. Anonymous6 January 2011 at 11:53

    Gosh Keely I would like to see you eating anything other than chips - veitnamese food - cannot believe it - so hope some one took a picture of it. Let alone Seafood - no way.
    Courtney - hope you are having a great time - good luck with the treking
    Vicki

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  3. Anonymous6 January 2011 at 22:19

    Thanks for the update Keely! Planes, cylos, boats, kayaks....sounds like you've plunged into the adventure at great speed. We hope everyone is travelling well....look after your feet Mel! Miss youx.
    Michael

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  4. joe and rose10 January 2011 at 17:13

    Great to hear the update and see you enjoying the culture and the challenges. Hope the trek was equally as good a d that the toilet blocks are still standing. Luv to Ellen from mum and dad miss you but also feeling a little jealous

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