Phan Thiet for a rest!

The last part of this holiday by the beach. It was another 5 hour journey to reach our destination located along the coast line a few kilometres outside Phan Thiet. Hotel and hotel mostly catering for the Russian and French. They all appear to be small places compared to other holiday resorts but this is a fairly new area and lots of building work is currently ongoing. It's not noisy and with the sun setting just after 5pm they knock off early - and they don't start early! We have 2 swimming pools, some bungalows and a few blocks of rooms only 2 storeys high. Colourful landscape and very friendly staff who are trying very hard with their English as they keep reminding us they do not get many English people staying here. It has already been noted as none of the tour books are in English and so the sites in the immediate area seem to be difficult for us to visit. As is getting postcards - we can buy the postcard, write it but then must give it to reception to post. All well and good if we had our address book with us!

We have done a lot of walking and visited the huge fishing port. Great atmosphere but oh the smell! We had it on our shoes and no matter how many times we tried to wash the soles the smell lingers. They have been banished to our balcony!

The 5 days here have been very relaxing and the weather has been kind to us - cloudy but warm. Today it was hot and sunny so after a morning by the pool we walked up the coast as far as a fishing village, had lunch then returned to a small cafe for drinks and another banana pancake with chocolate!

We have not decided where to have our farewell meal but at least we can have a lie in again as we do not leave for the airport until 11am. Another good holiday, apart from the early morningts, nearly over for 2009.