Vietnam: Nha Trang

After a six-hour bus journey, we arrived in Nha Trang just after lunch on Thursday. We searched in earnest for a cheap hotel, finally settling into a $5 room near the beach. It was a dreary afternoon, so after a long walk that took me to a much-needed ATM, I found a partly-cloudy spot on the beach for some R'n'R. Later that evening, Erin and I had dinner and then hung out at one of the local dives, where we ran into several people we have met alot the Vietnam traveler route. By the the end of the night, we were busy dancing at the Sailing Club.

This morning we slept in, eventually donning our swimsuits and making our way back to the beach. After a bit of deliberation, we decided to scrap our previous night's plans of sticking around Nha Trang and attending a Full Moon party, and instead move on to Hoi An. Therefore, at 6:30 pm, we were boarding our first Vietnam overnight bus.

Unfortunately, the bus was anything but comfortable VIP. The lights were turned off around 8:00 pm, insinuating that it was bedtime. Not knowing what else to do, I popped a sleeping pill before discovering with horror that I possessed the only seat in the bus that did not recline. Therefore, I spent the next ten hours sitting straight up with a Vietnamese man's head in my lap. To say that I was exhausted beyond belief upon arriving in Hoi An this morning is an understatement. Apparently, Erin and I spent quite a long time with our rucksacks, trying to find a cheap room. I cannot say I remember much of it!!