Sleep deprivation has started to take its toll. I couldn't remember where we were today and was quite gutted to find out it was Friday - I had thought it was only Wednesday. I've now lost two days from my week. Woe.
The sleeper train from Ho Chi Minh to Nha Trang was nice, but it was near impossible to sleep on. Every time the train turned a corner, stopped, went over loose rails or changed speed I'd wake and feel it.
Nha Trang itself was really nice. The beach was good fun and our hotel had a giant swimming pool. Spent the day drinking pinacoladas in the pool while floating round in a donut. It was a hard day. We also went to the mud baths and had a spa treatment. It was a lot of fun, however it did just end in mudwrestling. There was also a very large lady in a bikini bathing herself there. Every time she rolled round in the mud I'd expect her to oink. I was sorely disappointed when she didn't.
We caught another sleeper train that night to Hoi An. It was really awful. The sheets provided in our cabins were covered in what I can only imagine was genital hair and the whole train wreaked of durian fruit. It was disgusting.
Hoi An is awesome. Went and got a tailored suit for myself and have also took a cycling trip through the city to the countryside. Apart from automatically riding on the left side of the road (they drive on the right - and there are very few rules here regarding traffic and intersections) it was good fun. Kids would come running out of their homes to high five us as we rode past and when we got to the beachside, kids from a nearby school came flocking towards us to take photos and ask us questions. Felt like a bit of a celebrity. Especially as they couldn't stop complimenting us or screaming at us in excitement. Also ended up getting very drunk yet again in the pool on the terrace and playing stupid games down at reception. So much so we actually woke the staff. Oops.
Vietnam is a very cool country. It's a lot more modern than Cambodia and they seem to have better infrastructure and a more organised society. However I'm over the constant tooting in traffic here and the bikes taking to footpaths and bowling people over when there isn't enough room on the road. The people here are also a lot more pushy when it comes to upselling. I've developed quite a backbone I think to deal with them.
Every now and then I think about home and what everyone else is up to. I've only been away just over 2 weeks, and it's scary to think I may not be back for another 2 years.
Anyway, on that note, I'm off to bed. Travel to Hue tomorrow, and I'm not keen to do yet another bus trip tired as hell. Everything just becomes more unbearable without a proper nights sleep.
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