Lets do this!
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
Zooming up 380
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
Here we go! Every journey starts with the first step!
My husband traded me for a chair
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
Husband found a chair he liked and traded me and my luggage even up. He's headed back to Iowa while my gorgeous sister in law is taking me the rest of the way to MN.
Arrived at the compound
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
My home away from home in the US.
Thanks to the sister in law for letting me sleep in the house and not with the horses!
Coffee!
January 27 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Caribou caffeine run!
Day in the compound
January 27 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Slept all day and preping to be up all night to reset my internal clock. Coffee with the gals to give me the final push.
It is dark
January 28 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 -3 °C
Stayed up all night, or so I thought. It is still dark, but we are off to the airport. Last chance to back out!
Delta sky priority
January 28 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
There are a lot of people here, but free breakfast and comfy seats is worth the crowd.
No turni g back now!
January 28 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 0 °C
Locked in and leaving early!
Figures I'm not tired.
Must start the trip with ... yeah it's just orange juice. I am having enough adventure today, I do not need to be drunk.
Back on the ground
January 29 in South Korea ⋅ 🌬 -2 °C
Landed in Seoul and made it through security. Professional, polite and very efficient staff.
Plane delayed so hanging by the gate.
Ha Noi at night
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Bridge from airport to town. 10 million people, 4 million scooters. At midnight, you wouldn't know it.
Dodging scooters in hanoi
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Joined a tour this afternoon to a traditional Huong village. Glad I don't have to drive!
Making incense
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Learned traditional method of incense making and posed with a hat. I did not buy one.
Traditional hat painting
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
So, learn the process of hat making, then sit you down to paint a hat. My mind was blank.
Hi chi minh mosuleum
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Yep, he's still in there, but Monday and Friday is his private sleeping day.
Ho chi minh residential palace
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Nice place, but he didn't live here; he worked here.
Temple of literature
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The temple of literature was the 1st university of Vietnam, started by Confucius. I achieved my degree and now will ride back to my village to spread my supreme knowledge.
Hanoi Hilton
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Well, that was depressing.
Thang long water puppet theater
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Finished the day in a traditional way. Water puppets. Essentially the Muppets in a pool in Vietnam.
Bike ride
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Got off the bus and they put me on a bike. This will be interesting
Nice scenery. Not biking.
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Beautiful route. Would have enjoyed more on a bike instead of peddling a pogo stick.
Mua Cave death climb
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
These 400 plus "stairs" got me closer to heaven and almost killed me . Not quite the tip top, but close. Still had to get down, you know.
Marked safe from scooter ride
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Bus driver got me a ride to hotel. On a scooter. With all my luggage. I would have photos, but it was dark, and I was clinging to the driver with unbridled passion.
Random cattle on temple parade grounds
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Because why not? They did have a leash.
Trang An UNESCO site by boat
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
My new shinangster and I having hip pain watching these people row the boats with their feet.
































