VLF and BFGs

Shooting an M16, I even hit the target

Today I went to Cu Chi, a 250km stretch of underground tunnels inhabited by the Vietcong during the Vietnam war. They began construction in the 1940s during the war for independance against the French with much of the finance and arms provided by the Russians. The tunnels were then abandoned for a few years until resurrected during the 1960s when the locals and the Vietcong took to living  in and attacking from the tunnels. Ironically the Americans built a large supply base almost on top of this extensive underground city.




Tunnel Entrances

 

 There was quite a large tour group but only half of us went into the tunnels and quite a few dropped out on the way through. The tunnels were tiny, I was bent double and I'm not tall. It was dark as the only real light came from the occasional light bulb and the tunnel exit  holes. It was hot and dusty and at one point we had to crawl and go down a tunnel through a hole in the tunnel floor. All very creepy. By the end there were only four or five of us left. I knew I should have taken the head torch.

We part company with Grandad tomorrow when he returns to Hai Phong and Yen, Shorty and I head to Dong Ha then Hue. I see much shopping in the near future.

Love you lots and missing you much.

Mum xxx