Hoa's, again...

After two excruciatingly hot days in Hoi An Joanne and I decided to retreat to Hoa's Place again for two more days of relaxation. The place really is the nicest spot I have found in Vietnam so far. We also brought a couple other people (Lucy and Don) that I had met along the way at several different stops (Sapa, Hue, and Hoi An).


We also met up with Mark, and his 1960 vespa! He had finally gotten it fixed up by the guy he prchased it from, shipped it by train from Hanoi to Hue, and then ridden it from Hue to Da Nang, and then on to Hoa's Place. We were all very jealous and there was lots of talk of going out buying one as soon as we could. Mark had also only been riding the thing for about three days and he was already talking about keeping it when he gets back to England.



There was a bit of bad news though... It turns out that when Mark went to the police station in Hanoi to take care of the paperwork he somehow didn't get the piece of paper that allows you to export things out on Vietnam. He discovered this is Da Nang. Because he bought the bike in Hanoi he now has to go all the way back to Hanoi to get the proper paper work. So while Joanne and I have moved south to Nha Trang, Mark has headed back north to Hanoi to get the right paperwork.