Sunday, 26 June 2011

Day 6

Last night we got off the bus in Dalat at about 9pm local time. The first thing I remember thinking is something along the lines of how cold it was. Going from a monsoon climate to a really cold, "put some warm tracky pants on" climate in a matter of hours was pretty insane!
The hotel we are staying in is the best so far. Clean rooms, free internet, breakfast included and best of all, a hot shower and a normal flushing toilet you can use toilet paper with!
So guess what we had for breakfast? VEGEMITE!!!! Did not think I would have that over here..
That was followed by a meeting to just talk about everything we had done, seen, felt, smelt and experienced in the last week, along with some serious talk, but not much of that last one.
We than headed out for the day to get those last minute things for our big hike tomorrow.
We had noodles for lunch and later we found a bakery which made the best muffins! We also got to try out our rain coats for the first time.
Later that afternoon we met with the people organising our treck and sorted everything out.
Dinner was a bit exciting. We decided to just walk into one of the local places and just order food until we were all full. I think we had something like 5 big plates of rice and 2 big plates of beef. It was great! Than its back to the hotel to let everyone back home whats going on in Vietnam..
So tomorrow we go on our big treck, it sounds a bit scary but thats part of the experience.
The next post should be coming your way next week provided we have internet in Hoi An.
PS- Can someone let us know who wins origin? The boys are quite sad they miss it...
PPS- Jye is a mad dog (according to him)....

5 comments:

  1. Just so everyone knows Demi has frantically posted these diary entries.

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  2. Great to hear from you all. Hooe all goes well for the trek. Sounds like it's not too hot, which will make trekking more comfortable. Love all the stories about food and fun. I will look forward to the next post, take care
    Miriam

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  3. Hi all
    I absolutely loved to hear about the first few days of your trip. Hope your trek went well and that you have a lovely well deserved break in Hoi An. Can't wait to hear more..
    Love Mum (missing you)

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  4. Hi Challengers what an awesome trip you are having. It sounds like you are enjoying Vietnam and experiencing a lot of new things. Cant wait for your next update of the trip. The State of Origin is on wednesday 6th we will post the winning team for you.

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  5. Hi Everyone
    It sounds like you are having a fantastic time-I envy you all. Great hearing of your treks and other conquests. We were wondering how you were finding the food over there-sounds like some of it was not what you were expecting. Looking forward to hearing about the next stages-enjoy and make the most of it.
    Love Mum and Dad

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