Day 18 - Cu Chi Tunnels

We got the bus 2 hours back towards the Cambodian border to check out the Vietcong tunnels, which were used in the wars with the French and America. Unfortunately the whole thing had turned into a bit of a circus for tourists, with huge tour buses bringing heaps of people from Saigon every hour. Still, it was a good experience, especially going down into one of the tunnels and crawling through until our thighs were burning with fatigue. Ali led the group, opting to go first, followed by myself and then a crazy clautrophobic girl who started screaming to get out after a few feet. With museums of genocide and war beiong a common theme this trip, we decided not to pay to shoot pistols and automatic weapons down a range which was on sight, although a few fat Americans and rich Japanses tourists jumped at the chance. No surprises there. In the evening we chilled out, had a few beers, and bought our onward bus tickets for Mue Ne for the following morning.