Sapa. The end
The good news is the ducks are happy, for anyone else I wouldn’t recommend Vietnam at the moment. At least I am getting intensive training in for returning to a cold wet U.K shortly. Stayed in BacHa for a further 2 nights as weather lousy. Then decided to return to Sapa and see what the weather did, at least Sapa has a bit more life. Was hoping it would improve and could do a tour of the mountains in N.E Vietnam but finally given up hope and decided to head back to Hanoi and spend my final time on the beach in CatBa.
Conditions from BacHa bad on the roads and the rivers very high and heavy rain. But yesterday decided to grin and bear it and did a final hike into the hills. At least here the paths are good and easy to stop and get refreshments on the way and let the rains pass over. All told good fun even if wet and muddy. Must remember to bring wellington boots the next time I come here.
Today woke up and saw something as rare as a comet, blue sky and sun. I probably should have taken a picture as looking outside now it is going to …. it down. Later take the train to Hanoi and then onto CatBa. After a break there its a quick stop in Thailand and then home.
So this basically wraps it all up assuming no problems. So after nearly 2 years away bar 2 short breaks in England will be back for a cold English winter, luckily no acclimatisation problems. And given I gather prudent Brown has done the dream of every Scotsman and followed a scortched earth policy of England I guess it will be my last travels for quite a while. Never thought I would be happier to have Vietnamese dong in my pockets than English pounds !, sums it up really.
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