We woke this morning to dark skies and impending rain.
This didn’t stop Andy heading out for a run around Cat Hai, although he soon found himself in a monsoon rain storm.
We decided to rest up in the hotel and watch the weather unfold from the comfort of our balcony. Clearly there are worse places to be, and we soon got settled in watching the hardy Vietnamese swimming in the sea below us despite the increasing waves.
We took a short video of the rainfall, which amusingly is at the time when England is going through a mini heatwave.
We used the time indoors to organise our plans for our stay in Beijing, which is just 10 days off. We have booked a series of tours around the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Confucius Temple and Temple of Heaven.
As the rain abated we headed out to brave the elements and went for a coastal walk to the next bay, where we came across the Flamingo hotel, with all its green planting.
Although the winds were still up and the sea was choppy, this doesn’t seem to stop the locals who were in the water in their droves.
We returned along the coast path and went to the hotel pool where Michelle proved to be the bravest and went for a swim, ignoring the cooler air and light rain.
The rest of the day was spent reading & planning our visit to Japan, where we are meeting up with friends from the UK.
Early evening we took a stroll into Cat Hai to find a place for dinner. After a couple of near misses, we came across a seafront cafe where we indulged in some comfort food (more pizza).
Post dinner on our walk back we came across a customary sign, found across the whole of SE Asia, confessing love for the town/city/island in big illuminated letters – I love….
Once back, the rain returned, so we settled in for an early night.
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