No room at the inn

Arriving at Nha Trang was stressful. The overnight bus journey didn't have air con so we arrived at 6am, sweaty, icky and desperately in need of a shower.

Unfortunately, we couldn't find a room anywhere. Because of 'Tet' (Chinese New Year) all the Vietnamese have come on holiday here. Plus, it's good luck to get as much money in the month of Tet as possible so prices have doubled.

We tried over twenty guest-houses and hotels until Kate managed to kick a lovely family out of their own room so we could sleep there for 5 dollars a night! It's only a mattress on the floor of a basic room but the 7 people that did cram in there are now spread out along the balcony, 'buddha room, corridors and kitchen. We feel quite guilty everytime we walk through.

Saying that, the family are fantastic. We have eaten with them a couple of times now and they've plied us with beer and chilli-laden food. They don't speak a word of english so communication is limited to us rubbing our stomachs and going 'yum'.