Mark emerging from the Cu Chi tunnel
Originally uploaded by mark&june
The photo above is of me after having crawled through 100m of the Cu Chi tunnels, which were used by the Viet Cong during the war to hide from the Americans and launch surprise attacks.
The tunnels have been expanded a bit for tourists, but even so I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get through them. The best / worst bit about it was that it was pitch black inside, so you had to negotiate solely by touch. I really enjoyed it, but am glad I don't have to live and sleep down there for weeks on end as the VC did. Certainly one of the highlights of the trip so far.
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