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  • Day 62

    Off we go again!

    April 19, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    We've packed up again and caught a flight from Hanoi to Hoi An. With the free visa we only have 15 days in Vietnam so we are trying to make the most of it and go to as many places as possible. The flight only lasted an hour and we had been given seats by the emergency exit which meant so much leg room which was great! We're not sure why we had these seats when many others were free on the plane. After landing we had a long taxi ride to our home stay hotel as the airport is in the next city from Hoi An. We arrived expecting to be staying in someone's house but it does feel more like a hotel than a home stay. We now feel maybe they call the equivalent of a B&B back home a home stay here. The room is lovely and even has a balcony with a pretty nice view, the only downside is so many bugs! Even a dead huge beetle in the toilet upon arrival! The mosquito net we bought yesterday is definitely up and ready. After getting ourselves sorted we walked the 15 minutes to the beach where we spent the rest of the day. We sat and had food, lots of fruit juices and Nick had a coconut as well. We braved the sea which was a little bit cold and with our goggles had a little surprise when I saw a jellyfish in front of me! We were a bit freaked out to start with but discovered they were swimming quite far from the shore and went back a few times to have a look and take photos with the go pro. After about 2 hours of swimming and a final mango juice we found somewhere on the way back for dinner. We're looking forward to our first night under the mosquito net and here's hoping there will be no fresh bites tomorrow!Read more