We had planned to visit the Cham Islands today, however due to changing weather and an expected storm, the trip was cancelled.
This meant we got one final bonus day at the hotel before we make our way north to Hue tomorrow.
With the sun out in the morning it was an opportunity to catch up with the sun lounger and our latest novels.
In the early afternoon we rode into Hoi An for the last time and went via the travel agent to get the refund on the Cham Island tour cancellation. It’s a shame to miss this, as we were both looking forward to more snorkelling on the islands reefs and to do some sight seeing, however there will be other opportunities over the next 3 weeks, as we continue our tour around Northern Vietnam.
The early afternoon sunshine remained and we got the chance to cycle around the old town unhindered by crowds who must have stayed away due to the storm forecast.
Andy was keen to visit a couple of the older temple buildings and managed to video the streets as we cycled around.
After getting back to the hotel, Andy went to get his run fix in the gym and is taking inspiration from the Little Oasis fitness signs….we shall see if it works!
As darkness fell the predicted storm did eventually arrive. The torrential rain meant that going out for dinner was a nonstarter.
So to avoid the floods outside, we treated ourselves one more time at the hotel restaurant and sat under the porch watching the rain.
It’s been a low key day and with this evenings rain we decided to have one last tour around the hotel and view the local dress you can hire for a proper Vietnamese day or night out. We had planned to do it tonight, so this was the next best thing.
So that’s about it for today, tomorrow we say goodbye to Hoi An and return to Hue for a few days before moving on to Phong Nha for a return to nature and a visit to two of the largest caves in the world. Until then.
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