The flight home has been pushed back to April 16. Now the pressure is off and I can make my way down to Saigon without feeling the pressure of a deadline. Forty-four miles in four hours with the heat was ninety-three degrees by 10:00. As a rode into town, I began seeing an ancient wall down each small alley. Turning towards the center of town, this huge ancient wall parallel me for at least a kilometer. Crossing a bridge into the center of Hue brought me into city’s hustle and bustle. Stopping at coffee shop, I surfed the web and found an affordable hotel around the corner. A young Canadian couple sitting next me said they were getting a deal at a hotel for sixty dollars a day. I hated to burst their bubble saying I was paying twelve to thirteen dollar a day. Praise Dan Potter for having brought me to the water. Had I gone the uninformed route, I might have suffered the same fate ss dd this couple and so many others. My tolerance to rough it out is in part due to my adventuresome natural and not having a female companion to rein me in. There are benefit to being single.
After settling in, doing some laundry in the sink, I ventured into town for a look see. A few beers, sautéed shrimp and fried rice at corner restaurant in the epicenter of traffic chaos finished off the day. Tomorrow starts early so I can beat the hoards and heat to the citadel and other city sites.
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