Woke up reasonably early (8:00) but sophie was feeling less active, so chilled until 9 (I did some da nang research and downloaded some music). Went and got a free breakfast from the hotel, then back to the room to finalise some plans for da nang. Got out way later than I wanted, at about 11:30, and headed to the post office so sophie could send some stuff home. Pottered around looking at shops and stuff, then sophie got distracted in a clothes shop. Meant to m...

We all overslept, 3 alarms and we woke up at 8:30 (the time the bus was meant to leave), luckily everything is always late in Vietnam! No wading this time, the puddle had reduced enough for the bus to drive through. Hot boat to a hot wait for the next bus in ha long. Driving back to Hanoi I noticed how many major construction projects are ongoing throughout the country, someone must be pumping money in to fund them. Settled into a hostel in Hanoi by 6:30, got a...