Cake, Tailors and BIG WAVES!

When we last joined our hero, he was continuing his jounrey up the coast of Vietnam...

Nha Trang continued to grow on me, as I frolicked at the beach with the BIGGEST waves I have seen in a long time. I'm seriously talking about 8-10ft monsters that knock you over and wash you into the shore it was SO much fun! Unfortunetly, the sunburn I got from the beach wasn't so much fun...but was worth the good time I had! So, I have been in a bit of pain the last few days...I'm almost cured, though.
After Nha Trang we travelled up to the best place I've been so far on the entire trip, which was Hoi An. Me and sam rented some bicycles and rode all around the old village there, which is a national heritage sight, and the place was just so peaceful it completly captured us. Plus they had bakeries offering the most mouthwatering cakes ever.
There were also plenty of cltohes shop offering tailored stuff, as you will find often in asia and india for a pretty reasonable price, but it was here we atchully had the fun of getting something! Its a lot of fun, piles of different cloth and material, and the tailors lay out all these magazines and you pick the bit of clothing you want in the material you want and then haggle for the price. The reason this was so much fun, though, was because one of our post-uni members came up with the idea of a Vietnam social. for the non-uni inclined, socials are like fancy dress clubbing sessions with a theme...this being army. So now 8 of us each have a completly different bit of tailored camo clothing, with 'US ARMY' on the front, and our name and rank on the back! awesome fun, especially for me, because with us all in our slightly personalised uniform, it's the closest I've ever felt to being in A SUPER TEAM!
Shopping in general is good in Hoi An, my sister and her friends would have a blast!
I shall upload pictures of my outfit when it's complete (aviator shades still to get). After a few days in Hoi An, we're making our way towards Hanoi (where the social will take place), taking scenic bus ride through the mountains and stopping off now in Hue, a fishing town. Everyone is preparing for the steadily building freezing cold weather, thanks to a monsoon coming down from the north, hopefully we won't be hitting tidal waves when we hit ha long bay.
No pictures this time, I'll upload a few next time to make up for it.
Oh and, I'm 'Lieutenant Laurence' and my brother is 'Sniper Sam Langan'. For those interested.