AFter breakfast resolved trip planning for the next portion – the intermettzo.
The first trip will end on the 25th and the second trip will start in Hanoi on the 30th
Here is the schedule:
25th take private tour by boat from Saigon to small island and stay one night in a local family home, expected to act like one of the family in terms of cooking and cleaning. Spend day with their children helping them with English in return for cultural lesson.
Retun to HCMC and then 28th take 11 am flight to Hanoi to Sofitel hotel. Then transfer to train Victoria Express at 22:00 hours to Lao Cai. Arrive in far north early am and then bus to Sapa – an area of ethic groups hidden in the mist of the mountains.
Return for night of 30th at Sofitel.
Side note – just learned that tomorrow's bike ride has its first stop about 40km from here in a bird santuary. I was advised to bring my binoculars. Yeah!
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