Saigon

Hi all 

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Sorry we haven't posted for a while but I had such a backlog of posts that said they were posted but didn't show up on the  I gave up and just sat by the pool of our hotel for two days sulking ( OK I didn't really as I was having such a relaxing time). We have just spend the last two days at Mui Ne a tropical beach resort which was so quiet compared to other places we have been to recently. The first day was blissfully hot and we bumped into a couple from Wales in the swimming pool as we cooled off that we met at the station in Bangkok waiting for the train to Chaing Mai - its a small world........... & I won't go on as I know its freezing at home...
However we woke up yesterday, to find that the waves were quite a bit higher and somewhat more playful, (which the boys enjoyed body boarding on). The wind started to pick up, but by mid afternoon it was raining intermittently. Then about 5.00pm we started to hear thunder and had the odd flash of lightening. By 6.15 as it was getting dark the heavens opened and the monsoon rains were with us again so we thought.... No more was to come the thunder and lightening got progressively nearer and then all of a sudden the power the whole strip went and the hotel was plunged into darkness. Dean was more cross that the TV was off than the fact that the lightening was now right above us and sounding like it was hitting the ground very close by (Two coconut trees to be precise on the other side of the road went to an early grave!) There was nothing for it we had to make our way to the restaurant with everyone else and drink until the power came back on.............. The main road was under 6 inches of water within 20 minutes and everyone was rushing on their moped for cover, we later found out that the whole coast had been hit by the storms (apparently part of typhoon Magi) & 41 people had died along the coast.... Big gulps.

Today we travelled to Saigon and are now ensconced in a lovely hotel imaginatively named 70hotel (guess what street number it has!!). Not much to tell yet as we only arrived at 6.00pm but we did manage to find the most amazing Indian restaurant - well at least its Asian cuisine so it still counts .......................

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara