Other than Alan’s continued consumption of huge quantities of food, we didn’t do that much so it’s fallen to me, Sarah, to do the blog.
The person who looks after where we sit for breakfast, Timo, sees us coming of a morning and puts in the order for Alan’s swedish pancakes without even having to ask. The usual serving is 3 but, as Alan ends up ordering two servings, Timo pre-empts him now and automatically puts in an order for a double serving.
After breakfast, and as we were still in port at Ho Chi Minh City, we decided to take the opportunity to do some washing. We had seen enough of the city yesterday and it was a really really hot day. As I suspected, most people were off the ship and all four machines were free. We took control of two of them. After the wash cycle I said to Alan to double check that there was nothing left in his machine. He gave me the all clear and we left the laundry room with our clothes in the dryer. When we returned, someone was using the machine that he was using and one of my socks had been pulled out and left on the ironing board. Thanks Alan, so glad I asked you to double check your machine! <shakes head> I stuck my head in the washing machine and had a good look. Obviously Sarah dropped it.
By this time, and not wanting Alan to waste away, we wandered back to lunch. It was far too hot to have it around the pool so we went back to the same place we have breakfast. It was German day but we stuck to the regular food, which for Alan means a countless number of prawn cocktails. No point letting all those jumbo shrimp go to waste.
After lunch Alan and I ventured off the ship to get a photo of it plus check out the small market stalls set up on the dock. Five minutes in the sun was enough and we came back onboard. I think I even got a little bit sunburnt from the small amount of time we spent out there. Not surprising since it was about 40 degrees. Having had such a strenuous day so far, Alan opted for an afternoon nap. At 4pm we bid farewell to Ho Chi Minh City.
Thankfully Alan woke up in time for our afternoon swim and spa. The pool water was quite warm today and for once, Alan wasn’t complaining about it. The pool thermometer said 33 degrees. Almost warm enough to swim without getting chilly. However, this had a flow on effect in that the spa didn’t feel as warm. It was interesting though to sit there and watch the scenery go by.
After showering, it was time to hit the main dining room for dinner. The staff get to know you very quickly and automatically put us at our regular table and bring us our regular drinks.
Following dinner, Alan felt like a chocolate milkshake but unfortunately the ice cream was put away so we ended up with chocolate frothy milk. It wasn’t that enjoyable. The show didn’t interest us tonight so we ended up back in the room watching Yes Man again, just one of the many and I mean hundreds of movies available on demand on the ship.
Tomorrow is a cruising day as we head to Chan May (Hue), Vietnam.
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