We are now at Ba Be. This is the sixth day of our journey. Time is beginning to slip away. The last 2 days in Hanoi were spent going to the Temple of Literature. And wondering around the old quarter. I bought a new poncho in the big market. Every night we ended up at the Irish Wolfhound with all its attractions.
Vicky and I saw a Turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake. We saw it three times! At one spot it came so close to the surface with its head out of water we could see shell and all. Our friend Nancy from the 3 B Hotel told us she has been therefor 10 years and has never seen one! Apparently it is very lucky. So we are blessed.The last night at the"Irish Dog" was very similar to the first. Hail fellow well met., a sense of camoraderie and belonging..Very nice.
The trip to Ba Be from Hanoi was fun. We stopped for coffee, lunch and files and files of digital camera shots on the way. Our homestay at Ba Be is nestled on the side of a steep mountain amongst a plethora of other homestays. Ours has a spectacular view of the lake as we are so high. The serenity is inspiring, so peaceful so calm.
I went for a walk down to the river below us. I was sitting on the bank surveying a scene of absolute tranquility, across from me ther were some very pretty cows grazing in a lazy afternoon way, up river a couple were industriously cleaning a long boat for the next days tourists and down river a couple were lazily paddling a couple of kayaks up river as if thecurrent was not there. Fantastic. While walking back to the homestay my tablet which I had been using as a camera turned into a facebook messenger machine. There I was in the middle of a paddock next to the river talking directly to a bloke in Australia! In Vietnam the telephone /mobilesystem is incredible so now is the internet!
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