We were dropped off in front of a guesthouse and given the hard sell. The price was reasonable and we were in no mood to walk around checking others out, so we agreed, only to find that it was full. But next door wasn't. The room was OK so we checked in.

We checked into our 'boardies' and headed to the beach. We were looking for the Rainbow Bar which was supposed to be on the beachfront, but it wasn't there. So we went to another beachfront place and had lunch.

Then it was time for my first dip in the sea on this trip. The beach was disappointing, the weather bleak and the sea cold. We jumped and rode waves for a while before heading back to the guesthouse.

We hired two mountain bikes and set off to see the sights. First stop was the Po Nagar Cham Towers on Cu Lao hill, a set of four towers built between the 7th and 12th centurys by the Hindu Chams. They were badly eroded and the insides so full of incense as to have me choking. We picked up the bikes (having had to pay to lock them up) and cycled in the general direction of the ___________ temple. On the way we stop to check the map and were overtaken by the Luton couple in a bicycle rickshaw.

On getting to the temple (after locking our bikes up for a fee) a couple of girls attached themselves to us, telling us they went to the school next door. We entered the temple, where the Luton couple were, and took a few photos. A monk saw us and, in gestures, got me to bang a bowl shaped gong for a photo opportunity, I then placed a donation in the bowl.

Back outside we all headed up the hill behind the temple to check out the view. The girls were back again, this time trying to sell us postcards to help pay for their schooling. They wanted 100,000 Dong for a set of ten! I'd paid 10,000 Dong in Hue and told her so, she tried 50,000 but I wasn't interested so she then joined the crowd around Dave.

We headed up higher and came face to face with a huge white Buddha. The plinth it sat on was a room painted with scenes from some religious story. For a 'donation' we could go inside. To get in we had to take off our shoes, which some young kids tried to confiscate. I placed mine inside. When coming out my sandals had moved into the hands of a little girl, when I took them back to put them on she'd got in the way trying to tighten the velcro straps. They then all demanded money.

The old fellow who'd taken us into the room then took us along a trail to more 'sights', a bell and another temple where a monk was doing whatever monks do. The old man then requested 100,000 Dong each to help finance the monks, he quickly shut up as more people arrived. Unfortunately the Luton lad had already handed over 50,000. Dave and I gave Luton lad 15,000 each so as to be fair. When we got back down to the main temple, the old man again tried to get more money out of us.

We got back on our bikes and set off through the now heavy traffic. Dave and I got split up as he took a right and I couldn't, and on the way back I rode straight passed the road to the hotel. Suffice it to say, Dave was back before I was.

We gave the bikes in and headed out for some food. We found the Rainbow bar and headed in for a drink. While there I asked the dive person (an Aussie girl) if it was correct that I wouldn't be able to dive with asthma. She said that I would not be allowed. Bugger! We had another beer and some food before going back to the hotel. On the way we bumped into Anna and Jodie, the two Scottish girls. They were on their way out and said if we saw them to join them. They also mentioned they were on a boat trip, something that Dave and I both wanted to do. We got back to the hotel and booked on it.

We got tidied up and headed back out. We found a bar with 2 for 1 beers, sat down and watched the world go by. We then went to a very trendy bar and switched to vodka (cheaper than beer) before heading back as we had an early start.