8am start again but it's okay - we seem to be operating on daylight hours, sleep at 9pm and awake at 6am. Good job - supposed to leave at 7.30am tomorrow and quelle surprise now we're back in civilisation the bass is booming next door!
Anyway, I digress.... We left ummm somewhere in the jungle and first stop was at a sign (!) it was a sign celebrating the completion of turning part of the Ho Chi Minh trails into a road. There were a number of trails but the main ones went close to the Laos and Cambodia Borders, another went over the sea! More maps chalked by Wing on the side of the road. VC used to travel the trails by push bike (not the sea ones obviously!) and there was a small fuel pipe line like a drainpipe all the way along them as well. Resourceful lot!
Next stop a carpenters. Buddha was having his head buffed by an angle grinder!
Photo stop at waterfall and hydroelectric dam somewhere around here as well....
Then an ethnic minority group originally from Laos (lots of border crossings during the war depending on where was being bombed and then people just ended up where they were). These people were really short! And two women we met were really old as well - wearing traditional weaved skirts/wraps which was nice to see.
Lots more stunning scenery - jungle, river, mountains shrouded in mist and a stop for the freshest pineapple ever (with a salt and green chilli dip which was very good), a game of cards with the locals and we made it to a tobacco drying shack and then a rice paper making factory shed. Quick stop at a Cham built tower and on to lunch.
After lunch to Hoi An and afternoon off. Walked the old town, found bar, had drink, watched the royal bride walk down the aisle - approve of dress!, walked around some more, had dinner, back to hotel.......bass from speakers v loud but shhhhh don't tell anyone, it's stopped now!
Tried to find somewhere by the beach to stay tomorrow night but all full or stupidly expensive. Wing says not to worry, he'll sort us out!
Oh, by the way.... The 'somewhere' we were at last night was called Phuoc Son.
Have to go - Wing and Tin Tin have just delivered their 'feedback books' so I have to go and write nice stuff about them.
Hope you all enjoyed your extra bank holiday today !!
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