Chuck Mung Nam Moi.... (HAPPY NEW YEAR)

Got to Dalat on boxing day evening and got quite an early night, the Christmas celebrations had taken their toll a bit! Next day we hopped on mopeds again and headed out of Dalat to a waterfall first and then a bit further to another mountain pass, didn't ride the whole of the pass in the end as the roads were a bit dodgy and we were running out of time to get back to Dalat in the daylight. Had a great day though, the following day we decided to do a bit of walking, did a cable car ride down to a lake that the french made when they used to be in Dalat. Was really pretty, had some good food in a little place overlooking the lake. Went to a restaraunt in Dalat thatevening and had Ostritch for the first time, its really nice, well worth a try, will be looking out for more when we get to Oz!

Got up early the next day for the bus from Dalat to Mue Ne which is back on the coast again. Mue Ne was expensive, paid $25 for a room for the 3 of us, although they did have a nice pool which sort of made up for the outlay. Next day we went to see the sand dunes, off on the mopeds, again... The dunes were really good, there were 2 sets, Red Dunes and White dunes, got pestered the whole time by kids trying to get us to slide down the dunes on mats. Got back to Mue Ne that afternoon and we were straight on the bus, weren't too impressed with Mue Ne really although the dunes did make up for it. Got the bus from there to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City now) and arrived at about 10pm, went for a quick bite to eat and a drink and then to bed. New years eve the next day, Colm and I went on a trip to the Cu Chi tunnels, which are the tunnels the Viet Cong used when fighting against the Americans. The tunnels here are a lot smaller than the tunnels in the DMZ which were used to hide from the bombs.

Went to a few different bars for our New Years party with Chris and Hannah who we've met in a few different places now. Midnight was spent at a crossroads with loads of other people and lots of foam being sprayed about. Had a really good night. Today is new years day, been a fairly slow day, went to the Rex hotel (where Good Morning Vietnam was recorded apparently) and had a drink. The square where Top Gear started their Vietnam tour is just outside it.

Tomorrow were off to do a bit of sightseeing round Saigon and then it'll be off to the Mekong Delta we think!

Happy New year everyone, its going to be a good one!

Paul, Colm and Rob