We could not have asked for better weather for our adventure. It was sunny and comfortable everywhere until we went to Halong Bay – and then we were caught in clouds and fog, with occasional sprinkles. Not unpleasant, but also not sunbathing weather, either (not that it was ever a consideration for us).
Hanoi, however, proved to be clouded in and rainy during the entirety of our return there, which made leaving even easier.
We’ve said before that we contribute little to the local economy – if you can’t eat or drink it, unless we actually see the local craftsmen (or women) producing it, we are unlikely to make a purchase.
This is good because it means you don’t have to figure out how to get it into your suitcase to go home. Besides, there’s little that we take on a trip that can’t be abandoned – in this case, a couple of polo shirts that were destined to be reduced to “yard shirts” at home, underwear that’d lost it’s elasticity, and socks that refused to stay up.
We got stuff all packed away and ready to go for our ride the next morning at 10:00.
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