We had debated whether to do a tour for the day at Bana Hills as it had mixed reviews and for the asking price decided it was not worth it. So we decided to go to the beach. Got a taxi there and the place was quite busy, people trying to get you to sit on their sun loungers and if you eat at their restaurant it is free. We did that the sun was out and the surf was loud. Penny just sun bathed and I went into the water, once in it was lovely. Bit of a side current and the waves were knocking people over. There was a couple of power boats taking people up in a parachute they had a choice of landing back on the beach or landing in the water with a jet ski picking them up and taking them back to the beach. There was a lot of Chinese visiting and the woman all wore long dresses and covered up from the sun a few walked along the beach and got their dresses wet and the majority walked up on to the soft sand so they did not get wet. Why do they go to the beach?? After 3 hours we had lunch which was lovely alfresco watching the waves and activity on the beach. After the beach there were shops to pass by to the taxis and Penny got a black bikini.
Back at the hotel had a swim in the pool got rid of the sand. Back in the room I packed my bag for tomorrows flight. Around 19:00 we got a bicycle each and headed to the old town. I spotted the Vietnam Post Office and went in there and asked about shipping 15kg back to the UK, they said they do it and they are open at 06:30. So we will be there in the morning. Parked the bikes and locked them and we walked into the old town with the colourful lanterns hanging. So Penny was on a spending spree to fill the box to post home and we got 5 lantern various colours £12, bamboo bowls with plate and chop sticks small £7, handbag Louis Vuitton rip off £14, bamboo hand bag £7. Had dinner get annoyed they don’t write down your order and come out with the wrong dishes. After dinner we headed back to the hotel and packed what we needed and what to send back.
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