Getting there

After several long flights, and an unusually long layover in Guam in the middle of the night we managed to all arrive in Da Nang in one piece. Rather slightly frayed, but one piece nonetheless. One of the perks of Da Nang in that we get to stay at the Furama Hotel. It is owned by a Japanese company and it is one of the nicest hotels in the country. It is a little ways south of town and is right on the beach. There are two pools and multiple restaurants and bars.

Unfortunately that only lasted one night… Because my recovery site was in a different province than the one that Da Nang is in, we had to drive two hours north to Hue the following day. The journey was made in a four car caravan.

We spent two nights in Hue commuting out to the site by helicopter each morning and returning to civilization each afternoon. This was because the base camp was not completely finished. In the evenings we got to explore Hue, which I had been to before in 2005, and take care of a few last minute necessities.

Le Loi street in the late afternoon.