After an over night stop in Savannakhet, we arrived safely in Vietnam, with no hassles at the border... mainly because a Vietnamese border official arrived on his motor bike to check we had all got visas.

We drove straight to Hue. It is an old town just south of the De- Militarisation Zone (DMZ). The ancient palace had been badly battered by the Americans, and while others went on a river trip to visit various temples or the ruins, 5 of us did a tour of the DMZ. We saw the museum on the old US Base and then went to the coast and went down a tunnel used by the army to get supplies to the south.

Off to Hoi An the next day... fantastic beach, tailored dresses, coats etc and a couple of days of relaxation, although some of us did a trip to see My Son... again a bit damaged, but good to see a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A long journey down here to Nha Trang and our first puncture on any transport since we left the UK. This is a busy city, but still very few cars and lots of bicycles... there are so few cars... no parking problems here. I even went on a rickshaw to the big post office to send a parcel.

Last night I was told that I had won a prize for my blog! This is because only 4 of us have managed to keep them going, and despite the lack of pictures (Sorry about that) I have 680,00 Vietnamese Dong (40 US$)to spend in a beauty/ Massage place... that is a lot of massage! The other 3 won diving lessons valued at the same ammount... I will keep this going now to justify my prize... so watch this space!