After a night full of nightmares come true, we woke up later than usual. We decided not to go for a hike and instead slept in and chilled for our last day in Ta Van (small village we were staying in near Sapa).
We both got our favorite scrambled crack eggs for breakfast and hung out. Alex packed while I wrote a bit, and then vice versa. We had clean laundry which is amazing! I started to pack when our favorite friend My (pronounced Me) sucked me into playing chase and hammock boat and fake kitchen. Literally played with this nugget for at least an hour.
I really wanted to pack, but how do you say no to that face? I eventually had time to pack stuff up before Alex and I walked into town to grab train snacks and milkshakes. We chatted with our South African friend at the milkshake place and he told us all about Ninh Binh and how awesome he thought it was (this is our next destination). We said our goodbyes and headed back to our homestay.
We just chilled for the afternoon and evening just reading, napping, and writing. I'm really gonna miss this place. The hosts, Andrew, Lan, and My are the best. They really took care of us and made some amazing food. They're really down to earth and honest people which is so refreshing!
After taking our last shower for potentially three days, we ate dinner and were off in our cab. The next couple days we will be homeless. Tonight we're taking an overnight train to Ninh Binh. We will walk around Ninh Binh for the day and then hop on an overnight train to Hue. We'll do the same thing in Hue - walk around and explore for the day before getting on a night train to Mui Ne. Thankfully in Mui Ne we have a place to call home for three full nights, and it's on the beach. Needless to say, I'm going to try to write these blog posts on the train and post them at breakfast or if we're at a cafe.
We're really gonna miss Sapa and the beauty of the countryside.
"The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
- Christopher McCandless
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