Hoi An to Nha Trang
Today we checked out of our hotel at 10:30 am and headed for the airport in Da Nang. The trip is about 45 minutes and the cost was about $20 USD. Our vehicle was at tToyota 4 Runner which was powered by a diesel engine. It was the nicest vehicle we have been in on this trip. I don’t think we travelled over 70 km/h.
We checked in to VietJet and proceeded through security. Gary had an unopened battle of water and the security guy placed it under the laptop in the plastic bin. We passed through security fine. Todays theme was no shoes, so we had to remove our shoes.
We ate a light lunch at the Heineken Bar on the air-side departure lounge. Basket of chips, 45.000 VND, 3 chicken skewers 45,000 VND and 2 Larue beer also 45,000 VND each. Total $10.25 CAD which for an airport is pretty low cost. The trick was only one food item per beer purchase.
Our flight was late departing Da Nang, but it eventually did get us to Nha Trang about 30 minutes late.
Our pick up car was also late so by the time we got to the An Vista Hotel in Nha Trang it was almost 5pm, our whole day was shot travelling on a one hour plane flight. The good news, the weather seems to be perfect in Nha Trang, food is cheaper than anywhere we have been and the beer is even cheaper than water.
We ate supper at a Vietnamese restaurant across the street, then walked to the beach one block. Crossing the street to get to the beach is not easy. No street light, just a crosswalk marked on the pavement. You must wait for a lull in traffic to get across! 2 lanes of traffic in each direction with a median in the middle to wait.
We came back to the hotel and left our valuables in the safe and went for a massage. We paid 180,000 VND for 1 hour body massage. $10.25 CAD each. We left a 50,000 VND tip and the girls were very happy. We feel good too, their massages are a bit wacky, but they literally hit the spot.