The quest for #2

When we arrived in our quaint little home, we were immediately bombarded by about 10 local women - in their traditional clothes, trying to sell us trinkets they’d made, and asking us the same question repeatedly: “Number one, number two, or number three?” We finally realized they were talking about the three famous scenic viewing points that you can hike to from the village - and whether we would like them to guide us. We declined because, after all, we’re used to hiking and trying to find these little lookout points couldn’t be too hard, right? Wrong. We spend a good three to four hours in the stifling, humid heat climbing up and down, up and down the stone staircases trying to find #1 and #2, to no avail. Disappointed, tired, and drenched in sweat, we headed back to the farmhouse. So, the next morning, we got up early, and hired a local man as our guide. In addition to finally getting to see the spectacular views at #1 (where there happened to be ANOTHER hotel all the way at the top) and #2, our guide had all sorts of tricks up his sleeve. He made a sun hat out of leaves for Betsy, sang Chinese songs, and used leaves to whistle. See the ridiculous video of Betsy trying to do this! (Right click and "save target as" to your computer. Then open and play from your computer)

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