Last day of our road-trip. We left at 8 AM so we had enough time since we had a night bus to catch at the other end in Nha Trang. First stop this morning was a rubber tree plantation, followed by a place where they processed coco pods, and jack fruit. Then some more driving and after lunch a place where they did bricks. A bit like being back in the middle ages with so many people doing hard manual work and brick ovens being burning hot.
We continued with only a few scenic stops - one of the more odd ones was the option to walk a bit on the high way. To stretch the legs as our drivers said. You stop being surprised in Vietnam after a while.
There was a bit of confusion about the location of the bus office but eventually and after a bit of extra sightseeing in Nha Trang we made it to the right office, took care of the payment to our nice drivers and wishes them a safe drive home. Some 500 kilometres of excellent driving in three days. What an experience. We had plenty of time to spare before the bus departed at 7 PM, so we headed for the beach where there were supposed to be some public showers.
A woman was taking care of the only public shower in a small shed on the beach. 10.000 Dong and you got a hose and all the water you could wish for. We both had showers, clean clothes and did a short walk around Nha Trang only to be confirmed that this town was full of tourists - primarily Russians - and everything else that relates to that type of tourism.
We bought Ba Mihn for dinner, lots of bottled water for the bus drive, got our tickets stamped and boarded the bus just before 7 PM, it left on time and we tried to squeeze into the small bunk beds that are installed in the night buses in Vietnam. Different experience, lets see how it feels tomorrow morning when we arrive in Hoi An.
We continued with only a few scenic stops - one of the more odd ones was the option to walk a bit on the high way. To stretch the legs as our drivers said. You stop being surprised in Vietnam after a while.
There was a bit of confusion about the location of the bus office but eventually and after a bit of extra sightseeing in Nha Trang we made it to the right office, took care of the payment to our nice drivers and wishes them a safe drive home. Some 500 kilometres of excellent driving in three days. What an experience. We had plenty of time to spare before the bus departed at 7 PM, so we headed for the beach where there were supposed to be some public showers.
A woman was taking care of the only public shower in a small shed on the beach. 10.000 Dong and you got a hose and all the water you could wish for. We both had showers, clean clothes and did a short walk around Nha Trang only to be confirmed that this town was full of tourists - primarily Russians - and everything else that relates to that type of tourism.
We bought Ba Mihn for dinner, lots of bottled water for the bus drive, got our tickets stamped and boarded the bus just before 7 PM, it left on time and we tried to squeeze into the small bunk beds that are installed in the night buses in Vietnam. Different experience, lets see how it feels tomorrow morning when we arrive in Hoi An.
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| Beautiful morning |
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| Mikkel and driver |
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| Motor cycle selfie |
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| Why not |
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| Rubber plantation |
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| Jack fruit |
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| Seafood for lunch |
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| Our two wonderful Easy Riders |
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| Construction of new kiln |
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| Brick factory |
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| Riding on the highway |
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| Talking a walk on the highway |
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| Shrimp farms |
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| Nha Trang tourist trap |
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| Night bus |
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| Late stop with the bus |
