Made the split second decision yesterday morning at 8am after 4h sleep to jump ship (was getting a bit "clique-y" over here, too many women with nothing to do, if you get my drift) and move on to Saigon by plane today. Not the cheapest flight (USD 67.- incl. taxes) but taking into account that I only gave them a day's notice, I can't really complain.
Now why was I up so early after so little sleep? Well, we went out for a "night out" which (in my opinion) turned out to be an utter disaster - too much drink, bad music, true characters coming out to the fore, and I wasn't intoxicated enough to enjoy utter stupidity on display.
Anyway, a new addition to Hoi An brought a breath of fresh air - Mick, an Australian guy (who incidentally looks exactly like one of the Hendriksons) is interested in everything local and we managed to motivate some people to get motorbikes and drive out to Marble Mountains to look at caves and suchlike. Was pretty fantastic. The ride out there was exhilarating, the scenery absolutely beautiful. The caves were seriously majestic - full of sleeping Buddhas and shrines with everything made out of marble (hence the name) - such a serene place. We were climbing up a cave, following a light, when suddenly we were standing on top of the mountain, looking out at the sea. Wonderful!
For lunch a local girl led us to a great seafood "restaurant" (shack would be more appropriate) where unfortunately Kristal managed to dislocate her knee cap when climbing off the bike. Was a really interesting experience seeing this local fisherman alternately massage and bash it back into place. The poor girl. It hurt so much. And now I'm off.. taxi's waiting...!
