Moon Hill Hike

The first thing we did Thursday morning was rent bikes from our hotel and ride into downtown Yangshuo. We found walked around all of the souvenir shops and tried to figure out all the things there are to do. We decided to go to Moon Hill first. This was quite an experience. As soon as our car pulled up in the parking lot, there were about 20 ladies chasing it, banging on the windows, and trying to look in. They all wanted to see our kids and touch their hair. As we started hiking, some of them just followed us. I thought that as we kept walking, they would turn around and go back when they realized we weren't going to buy anything. They were each carrying a small cooler strapped to their back with cold drinks in it. But, we brought our own water and I kept telling them that. Anyway, they just kept hiking with us. Each time we stopped to rest, they would stop and pull out a fan and start fanning us. It was so awkward. About 15 minutes into the hike, we ran into a group of college kids hiking. They all wanted to take pictures with Britton and Haley. They ended up hiking the rest of the way with us too. So, we had a group of about 15 people following us everywhere we went. Not quite the quiet family hike that I pictured, but fun in it's own way, I guess. Haley was not being very cooperative about taking pictures with everyone (can you blame her?), so most pictures she is covering her face or looking away. But, that didn't stop anyone from trying. They just don't take hints very well. We were able to get a few good pictures though.


One of the times we stopped to rest.

Haley hiding from the picture-takers.

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