We are back in Nha Trang. Change of plans. Turns out the trains here are very expensive. It would have cost over $100 to go North and back, so we decided not to go. Save Northern Vietnam for next time.
We went to a resort about 50km north of Nha Trang. It was great. $30 bucks, way more than we would normally spend, for 2 people. An awesome bungalow about 10 meters from the ocean, with a lovely balcony, all 3 meals included (and the food was amazing), free water, coffee, tea and fruit all day long. It was glorious. The man who owns it is a French man in his 80's, now with a Vietnamese wife and 2 children (the youngest one is 6). He was so charismatic and corkey.
Yesterday we got back to Nha Trang, only this time we are staying north of the main part of the city. We have nice room on the top (6th) floor with a sea view. It's pretty fabulous.
It is so nice to have time to explore and have no itinerary. We aren't sure when we'll leave here, or where we'll go next. We might cut in land to the Cat Tien National Forest, one of the only remaining since the American and Vietnam war.