Hoi An days come to an end

Today  is Friday and we leave late this afternoon.

Yesterday we went into the old town to see the folk dance show and do a little more shopping 😉. 

After a sandwich lunch and a swim in the pool with Orlo and Amanda we all went by taxi to Danang, where Amanda had a arranged a very special expedition. We went into the Son Tra peninsula to look for (and see!) the Red Shank Duoc Langers. These monkeys were thought to be extinct here until a few years ago when the young man who was our guide found them and did a lot of research. There are now thought to be 300 living in family groups. They are vegetarian, eating leaves, flowers and young fruit. They are very colourful. We saw three groups in total, two of them quite distant but the last group was easy to see with the naked eye.

I confess that the guide took these photos for me you can see the long white tails.

Yesterday morning Andrew got up early and went for a long bike ride 120km return trip with 1000m ascent, up and down and back up and down, Hi Van Pass, he was back in time to enjoy the afternoon expedition.

The light was beginning to go and the sky was threatening, but the rain kept off thank goodness

After another dinner at Mi Casa we returned to our rooms for a quiet evening.

This morning I took Orlo to the beach to build sand castles agin while A&A cycled to Ang Bang beach to check out some local home stays for future trips. This hotel is lovely and a real treat, but they may be able to come more often if they find a good cheaper alternative.

When they got back  Amanda joined us on the beach wheel Andrew was packing up the bikes. Orlo is quite confident swimming in the sea and surfing the waves, not bad for a six year old.

I wasn't sure about including this photo, but it's the only one with the complete sand castle.

We have just been for lunch at Ang Bang beach, Andy and Orlo walked the hour back while the rest of us took a taxi. M is not on best form, the cold he had is on his chest and not shifting, so I have started him on antibiotics.  He should be OK in a couple of days...

We are packed up and about to get the taxis back to the airport. Two more days in Hanoi then we will be in our way home.......