Vietnam

It took us until after Noon to finally leave the apartment because we put laundry on and then had to wait for it to finish to hang dry. When we finally left, Nick and Millie realized they had been inside for over 36 hours. They hadn’t walked a single block of Saigon since we arrived.…

Millie’s requests for Christmas Day were: open presents, watch movies all day, bake cookies, and eat pizza. So that was our plan for the day. We told her last night not to wake us up before 7AM and she came into our room at 7:01 yelling “Merry Christmas!!!” We got up and watched her open…

We were up bright and early to catch our 8AM bus to Ho Chi Minh City. Or should I say Saigon? Is this a Lady Bird Lake / Town Lake kind of thing? Once again we worked out that a 7 hour bus would be significantly easier and cheaper than a flight, even though it…

As predicted, we slept through the 6:30AM Tai Chi class, and the 7:30AM kayaking trip. We stirred at about 8 and took our time packing up while enjoying the view from our room. We had a late breakfast on the boat and then rode the smaller boat back to shore. We had been worried about…

Another early start. We got picked up at our hotel at 7:15 to take us to the bay. The vehicle – a full on party bus with flashing LED lights – did not match the energy of the morning. The drive was just over 3 hours. We all zoned out and it went quickly. The…

We had an early wake up this morning with alarms going off at 6:30 so that we could be ready to be picked up at 7:20. We booked a tour for the next couple of days to squeeze in as much as possible. As I always say, we are not tour people! Yet it’s nice…

I slept through the night last night thanks to my Vietnamese mystery medicines. I woke up refreshed and thinking the illness was behind me. We walked to a nearby coffee shop and I couldn’t finish my excellent egg sandwich. A bad sign. We came back, played a bit, showered, and then set off for the…

I was once again up most of the night coughing my brains out. It’s getting old now, and I feel bad for Nick who also gets woken up by me. My throat and head continued to hurt all morning. We were craving protein for breakfast and walked 20 minutes to a place where we could…

Health report: trending in the right direction. I slept decently and woke up feeling the best I have in a few days. I still have a deep and painful cough but my energy has bounced back. We don’t have any food or coffee in the Airbnb so we went downstairs to a coffee shop. It…

Unfortunately these posts are going to be Shepler family health reports until we are all feeling better. My fever broke but I was up from 2AM onwards having coughing attacks. Nick generously took Millie out to breakfast at 7AM so that I could sleep in. He has done a lot of heavy lifting in the…