5 hours down, 6 to go on the day train from Sapa to Hanoi. By my calculations, we have approximately 37 more hours of train travel ahead of us over the next 6 days.

For those who are curious, the day train from Sapa to Hanoi takes three hours more than the night train, at 11 hours versus 8. We opted for the longer day train only because we’ve got three night trains ahead of us this week, and we hope to get a good night’s sleep tonight in Hanoi before we start that adventure.