The cu chi tunnels was an eye opening experience. In the Vietnam war, the Vietnamese designed an underground system of tunnels that ran for hundreds of kilometers. They lived, cooked, strategized and ran their lives from these tunnels. In the day they fought the Americans and at night they did their washing, spent time with families and slept. It is incredible to see how resilient these people were. They even had a tunnel for the kitchen where they cooked in. The tunnels are tiny and are definitely not designed for big westerners, which the tour guide gleefully pointed out. There were three sizes of tunnels. This one above is the biggest one. The smallest one was only big enough for leopard crawling. Off you go Joachim.
Some of the people had panic attacks once they entered the tunnel. All of them emerged from the other side dripping in sweat. It was gruelling.
Talk about a tight space.....
Eeek.....
Aaargh.....
Open the lid, don't leave me in here....
Coco had a bit more space. It helps to be smaller.
Scary.....
Now, daddy's turn. Any bets on whether he will make it or not....
Oh dear, he's stuck. We'll have to get a crane.....
Is that you Elna?
The family.... this had to be one of the hottest days of our life, trekking through the Vietnamese jungle. It was a really interesting outing and lots was learned. The vietnamese used every little thing at their disposal.
