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- Hari 57
- Selasa, 02 April 2024
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Ketinggian: 6 mi
VietnamHoi An15°52’29” N 108°19’35” E
Day 57
2 April 2024, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Coconut Boats
We woke up and grabbed some breakfast from "The Banh Mi Queen" which was super yummy before heading to the tailors for another set of adjustments for Daisy's clothes. After that we had some time to kill before our coconut boat tour we had booked for 2pm. We headed to a café slightly out of town which also some kind of workout / dance studio too. It was pretty expensive but I grabbed a mixed fruit yoghurt bowl with chocolate chunks, granola, and nuts which was so so tasty but now I had effectively had 2 breakfasts and was far too full to move. It was quite crowded so we didn't really have to chance to sit there and chill as they needed the table for more people so we headed out back into the ancient town. We happened upon a cool handmade wooden ship model store which had loads of intricately made ships, with the big boy in the middle being as large as a small elephant. Very impressive.
We wandered back to our hostel to wait for our 2pm pickup. He arrived a bit early and we made the short drive over to where we were to board the little coconut boats. It was max 2 per boat with the rower so it meant I was riding solo. We were given a conical hat and a life jacket and away we went under a bridge (which definitely had something wrong with it as one end was a lot lower than the other). Once we passed through it was like we had gone to a different world. 100s of colourful coconut boats found their way going up and down the river. Larger groups of tour guides were singing their hearts out and it was a party atmosphere I really didn't expect. Little did I know what was coming. After taking an offshoot along with a heard of other boats we emerged into a small area where the speakers were blasting and there were boats spinning like a tsunami. For a little extra fee you could hop into a spinning coconut and let the dude do his magic. I decided to pass but Alfie and Daisy took the opportunity and had a nice little spin. What I thought was funny is that the rowers used their wet oars to stick money to them to pass it between boats.
After that we went a bit along to the karaoke section where they had mini floating stages where you, again, could pay a small fee to get up on stage and sing your heart out. Again, I passed but looked like alot of fun, especially in a big group. On the way back she tried to get me to row solo but I ended up just spinning us round in circles. Assumedly ashamed we ended up rowing together and she kept insisting we went faster but my shoulders were so pumped. She must have been mega jacked under her hoodie. Eventually we go back under the bridge and get back into the car and are driven back. Turns out our 2 hour experience clocked in at just about 1 hour - oh well was still fun.
I can't super remember what we did between 3pm and 6pm but I think it involved sitting on our asses in our room. Daisy had another fitting so they did that whilst I continued doing a whole lotta nothing in our room. I eventually met them for dinner and there were a few places that we wanted to check out, but they either didn't have vege options or had a queue so we went for "Good Morning Vietnam" an authentic Itallian restaurant... because everyone knows Vietnam is where you find the best Itallian food in the world. It was pretty spenny but I went for a nice little margherita. It took a while for our food to come and the smells of the restaurant were making me so so hungry but we had some bread sticks to keep us occupied. The meal itself was beautiful, I enjoyed and savoured every single bite - something I've been trying to do more with every meal recently - and by the end I was definitely full. The Itallian owner gave us some limoncello shots to finish of our meal and away we went.
On the way back we passed this really fancy chocolate shop that made its own chocolate in house and you could watch how some of it was made. Plus there were loads of tasters for their chocolate - my favourite being the ginger and lime. I didn't go for a chocolate bar I instead went for an awesome looking cookie. I decided I'd save the cookie till I got back to the hostel. We walked back and passed the river which was lit up with so many beautiful lanterns on these little boats where people were queuing to cruise on the river and release little burning paper lanterns. Alfie and Daisy decided to go for it but I headed back instead. The cookie was decent and I definitely enjoyed it but I think I built it up too much in my head.Baca selengkapnya
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