Phong Nha – 30th April

It was Reunification Day in Vietnam on Tuesday 30th April so Captain Caveman and I were going nowhere. The Vietnamese holiday was from last Friday until Thursday so people were certainly making the most of the extended weekend. Phong Nha was mega busy with domestic tourists as well as international.
Our first breakfast at Greenfield was prepared by Ngan and her small team; I chose a mango pancake and Captain Caveman had an omelette with bread. I was able to get hot water and milk for my Yorkshire tea and we enjoyed our breakfast in such a lovely setting. We’d already got our swimmers on and by 9.30am we were laying on the super comfy sun loungers overlooking the pristine pool. A new first for this year was to not delete a photo Captain Caveman took of me in my bikini. Even though nobody had noticed in Phong Nha that I had lost 10kg (1.5st) since last year, because everyone saw how much skinnier Captain Caveman was, I felt much healthier. I just needed to lose a bit more and keep it off to be comfortable at my target weight.
Stu came over to join us for lunch and the food was fabulous; homemade spring rolls with rice noodles and salad. Ngan and René had taken a note of my allergies and dislikes so everything was bespoke. The portion sizes were massive and I can’t tell you how much it cost as Captain Caveman had made the arrangement to pay everything at the end of our stay.
That evening, I decided it was too far to cycle to Phong Nha Vegan and back on my own and in the dark so I didn’t go. Captain Caveman and I ate at Greenfield Ecostay for our third meal of the day. It was too dark for my photos to come out but we had a salsa with prawn crackers to start, then pork, rice and morning glory for main, washed down with a bottle of white wine with our meal. We met a lovely couple from York and Peterborough and had a good laugh. It’s always nice to meet another English woman, as there aren’t many here. Despite still being in the Phong Nha area, it felt like we were miles away and Captain Caveman was starting to relax, which was good.