Sunday 10 September - Bac Ha - Ban Phung Awake. It’s 4.30am. Good, still got two hours. But the two hours is made up of a mixture of some sleep, some half dozing, and some simply just lying there. The alarm is saved from doing its thing when I give up just before 6.30am. Yesterday’s … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 13
Friday 8 September - Bac Ha I’m awake. It’s 5.30am. I feel alright, although I am certainly aware that I may have had one or two too many rice wines last night. That’s okay, been here before. No need to get up just yet, so the sleep thing will continue. But it doesn’t happen, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 11
Thursday 7 September - Bac Ha Eyes open. It’s 4.00am. If it’s going to be a ‘farm animal’, it’s usually, but not always, a rooster. Today, or is that still tonight?, it’s a rooster. Back to sleep. 5.00am, eyes open again. Bloody rooster again! The sleep thing once again happens, but only till 5.40am. Ten … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 10
Wednesday 6 September - Ta Van - Bac Ha The sleep, yeah, not quite as good as last night. Again, it’s all me. I rarely string two good ones together. Weird dreams, for some reason, with no rice wine to blame. I did, however, make it back to my room without incident, after making the … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 9
Tuesday 5 September - Ta Van Sleep, which a little surprisingly for me, comes quickly, but the need to rid myself of that last beer, just two hours later, becomes enough to wake me up. Outside, into the very dark Vietnamese countryside, and Honey the dog does her watchdog thing. The initial thought of puncture … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 8
Monday 4 September - Hanoi - Ta Van Awake. Time check – 3.30am. Back to sleep. Awake, again. It’s now 5.00am. It feels like I’m clock watching in my sleep…. Still have an hour before the dreaded, and awful sounding, alarm is due to do its thing. Fortunately, sort of, it never gets the opportunity, … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 7
Thursday 22 September - Tú Lệ - Mù Cang Chải Up around 7.30am, and the first thought is to try and stretch various muscles that aren’t overly enamoured with having had to lay on something for 8 hours, that can’t be depressed by a standard human body. While the muscle aches may also be … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 16
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