Nha Trang, Vietnam Day 4

We took our time getting ready in the morning, checked out by 11am, and got on our bikes. The plan was to meander around the city, and that is what we did. Lunch was up at the local BBQ place. Once again, BBQ means that they bring a fire pit to your table and you're in charge of cooking your own food. The place was way up in the north, kind of out of the way, and we were the only non-Vietnamese. Nice. Once again, we are the "freak shows."

With nothing to do, we just headed to the beach and sat on a bench for an hour. The islands in the distance were getting hit by the waves and the water had some large swells. We were glad that today was not a diving day. The boat would be a mess. The shade of the trees was all that we needed to be comfortable with te breeze. Just relaxing.

There was a mall across the street, so we decided to go and check it out. It was like little Moscow. We we talking with Mark, from the dive shop, about all the Russians. He said that they love this place and once the word spread, they all come here. It wasn't that bad. Most of the people are Vietnamese and you sure can spot people that don't fit in. That goes for the Japanese too! Well, the mall was the shopping area for the Russians. Once again it was a place with super high-end retail stores and seemed to be over staffed. Some people were buying things, but today looked like a slow day. Just walking around and observing the Russians look at clothing cracked us up. Some of the looks in there warranted a camera, but it would have been a bad idea. That is all I need, a Vladamir running after me thinking I am a spy or something. They are very large people.

We ate at Olivias's again. When you have a good thing going, why change? Then we went back to the hotel to shower, grabbed our packs, and got a cab to the train station. Upon arriving with plenty of time, we saw that the board was showing a delay for our train. An hour and a half! Argghhhhh! We just planted it in a seat and took in the people-watching show. Katherine ventured out to the restroom and encountered about 10 rats, each about a foot long in a trash pile. When she came back to inform me, I ran out with the camera and they were gone. She said that they were the biggest rats that she had ever seen. Foiled again! There were a few impressive cockroaches running about in the lobby to make up for it.

The ride was quick and we actually slept the night through.

 

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