Today was primarily a day of travelling and eating! We began with a final farewell breakfast at our local before we heading along the familiar Cat Ba roads to the ferry to take us to Haiphong. At Haiphong we were transported to the local bus station where the four of us (and a couple of Australians) waited for our local bus trip to Ninh Binh.
The bus trip was our first real long distance bus trip in Vietnam and gave China's worst journeys a run for their money and left Liv petrified, especially when our bus decided to overtake a truck on a bridge with another truck fast approaching from the other direction - a maneuver like many more on this journey! However, we eventually made it to Ninh Binh and followed a fellow passenger to 'his uncles' Xuan Hoa Hotel down the road, where we bargained our room down to what we were willing to pay. The hotel is home to the legendary guide Xuan who provided us with a hand drawn map to help us with tomorrows adventures.
The afternoon was spent walking through the city, and planning our next few days of motorbiking around Ninh Binh.
Adlibing our way down Vietnam to Ninh Binh.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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