03-18-2026 Walk

Slept pretty well, although I was still somewhat congested (<!>). We had some food in the flat that we could eat for breakfast, so we did that, packed up our stuff, then went out for coffee (my cappuccino was great). Walked a little bit by the river before heading back and finishing up getting ready to leave. We caught a Grab to the office where the bus was to take us to Ho Chi Minh City. The drive took about three hours, and we stopped for a break at a rest stop on the outskirts of the city. Got another Grab from the drop off point to our Airbnb, which was in a highrise building. We got there around 1:30, no key in the mailbox, it took about 30 minutes to straighten up the situation, which involved switching to another flat. But it all worked out okay, just some delay. We dropped our stuff off and walked to a Vietnamese place for lunch. Prices are noticeably higher here than every other city we've been in this trip, still reasonable. Got some more cash after lunch and picked up more snacks at a small nearby market. In the evening we watched a follow-up movie about Jesse from Breaking Bad. Wasn't great, and it told a lot of the story from the series, so that will be a small letdown if I ever finish watching it. Had a small dinner from the grocery supplies we had been carrying, was filling enough. The rest of the evening was quiet.