That is a lot of garbage

Tuesday, June 20

There was a strange line across the water in Nha Trang?

Tuesday, June 20

A quiet day in Nha Tang.  We go to the beach a couple of times, but the boys are too disgusted by all the garbage to go for a swim.  We all agree that if we had come here for a beach holiday, this would have been deeply disappointing.  We have been spoiled by the beaches and surf in Australia.  Street life is what I love in these countries.  Knowing that this is everyday life is fascinating.  The barber on the street having a snooze, the mini restaurants that pop up on every street corner.  Anything goes.  And again, the electrical organization around the hydro poles is incredible.  We stay at our hotel until 7:30 pm and then for the first time since Capetown, load our backpacks onto ourselves and go for a walk.  It is about a mile to the train station and we decided (Cindy and I) that we needed to do some actual backpacking.  The boys are very good about it, and with the sun being down, the walk is very pleasant.  Motorcycles do a little more to avoid me know as I now believe I have a decided weight advantage over them.  We board our train just prior to 9 pm.  We thought that the overnight soft seat from Da Nang to Nha Trang was a step down from the nice sleeping berth we had on Luke’s birthday, this train is a definite welcome to the world of backpacking for the boys, and a return to old times for Cindy and myself.  The car is full, thankfully we have assigned seating, and after our seats are vacated we get settled.  We are the only tourists on this car.  People are sleeping in the aisles and under the seats, and there is garbage everywhere.  We all have are jackets for the AC shock, but unfortunately the AC only works occasionally on this train, so it is quite hot and humid on board.  We have multiple stops during the night, a couple lasting close to an hour, to allow other trains by.  We arrive in Ho Chi Minh City a couple hours after our scheduled arrival time.  Glad to be off the train, and believe it might be the last overnight journey for this trip, and hopefully any other trip in the future.