We arrived just after 8:00, to a temperature of 26. Phu My is actually on the Mekong River, which I didn't realise and actually travelled a few miles up it until we reached the industrial port, where we docked. Today I went to Ho Chi Minh City (most people here still seem to call in Saigon). After a 90 minute drive we first visited a lacquer factory. The workmanship was impressive. I almost bought some for Jan, Angie and me, but in the end I decided th...

Apparently when Captain Turnbull makes his announcements, you know whether it's good news or bad news by the way he starts. If he says 'This is the captayn ...' then it's good news, if he says 'This is the captin ...' then it's bad news. Today was a captayn day! And he got to say 'Good morning Vietnam' too! Weather was 26 degrees at 8.00, it reached 34 in the afternoon. Because Barbara was confined to barracks, Linda, Rob and I went on the tour togethe...