Bec and Book Belly battle the Bus!

Where did those last three days in Nha Trang go? Seriously! We have just finished a lazy, sleepy and on occassions very drunk stint at a costal town called Nha Trang. After arriving on our first (very hellish) overnight bus at about 6am (!), we headed straight for the beach! When we got there we got ourselves some beach beds under a nice beach hut and proceeded to sleep and read our books. Some of us *cough*Jarratt*cough* managed to fall asleep under the shelter with his book on his stomach and wake a few hours later to find a sunburnt imprint of his book. Bec has affectionately been referring to him as book belly ever since.

We are now in Hoi an, and are quite happy to be here. We got another overnight bus from Nha Trang, 12 hours on a packed bus with NO toilet. PLUS the bus had an accident, two hours in!!! So we are all piled off the bus, with no idea of what is happening or how long we will be stuck for. The drivers just stood around for just under an hour before realising they can still drive the thing (in addition to being paid a large wad of cash by the truck that hit them!). But Hey?! Thats Vietnam for you!!!

We have found quite a nice hostel, with an indoor pool (SCORE!) and managed to jump on a half day tour of 'My Son'; cham temples built in the 7th century. Quiet nice but nothing on Ankor Wat!!! Plus most were destroyed during the Vietnam war by the American bombs. Our guide (like all our other guides) was all too happy to talk down the Americans. Does anybody like the Americans? Anybody? Seriously....

But other than been stuffed on a cramped bus and sweltering in the heat we are both doing well! We have been eating a fair bit of western food lately, but have promised to jump back into trying the local food tonight. Tomorrow, we're heading into the old town of Hoi An and then tomorrow night we're on a flight to Hanoi! No more buses! Yay! Well thats it folks! Love Us.