The Duc Pond

We took a sleeper bus to get from Hoi An to Nha Trang. Now that I’ve done it, it’s definitely not my preferred way to travel. I think the cramped seats of an airplane were more comfortable. You’re in a chair that reclines to an almost fully horizontal position. That’s good. But your feet go into an alcove that isn’t deep enough even for my short 5′7″ stature. You have to keep your legs bent or just sit in the chair hunched. The seat is not very wide, so I’m not sure how more portly passengers fare. With one half hour break, the trip took a painful 10 hours.

Anyway, we’ve finally arrived at a city in Vietnam whose climate was what I expected much earlier (maybe by Hue; definitely by Hoi An). It’s about 80F (27C) right now. This is a popular beach resort, so I’m looking forward to doing more summery things as my friends back on the East Coast are seeing record low temperatures.