Did I mention....

...it is hot ? Very hot. And humid. It's so humid there is only a 2% difference between here and underwater. And that's on a good day !
And another thing, they have huge bugs the size of helicopters that swoop down from the treetops to snatch up puppies and small children and make off with them to secret hideaways in the mountains. That is why southeast Asian people are so short, they take the tallest ones first ! Darwinism in action.
And another thing, there are geckos everywhere. They poo and have sex in front of you while you're trying to write emails on the computer. It's very distracting.

Howdyhoo, this place is fantastic ! We've just spent the day riding on the back of motorbikes around the mountains in Dalat, central highlands. We've been to lush, exotic waterfalls, calm temples of meditation, a hilltribe village that has a 20 foot high concrete statue of a chicken in the middle of it (where Cara ate passion fruit plucked directly from the tree) and many other fascinating things. Back in town we bought Chinese steamed dumplings off a very old lady in the street and retired to our funky hotel room which has a balcony with 4726 potted plants and palms on it. All very pleasant.

It seems in Vietnam there is very little to do between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, so we tend to sit on computers and write crap on this website. That is why there is so much on here already. As soon as we get a hobby, that's it stuffed ! I'm off now to get some aftersun out of the fridge for my burnt neck.

Bye
Mik

p.s. Everywhere we go, people seem to want to have their photo taken with Cara, and they all say hello to her and smile a lot. When they see me, however, they just make a funny squeeking noise and hide behind bushes. I can't help but take it personally.