We both woke up this morning with quite heavy heads, Tash worse than me with a bit of a stomachache too.
We left the hotel after a bit of a discussion about whether we’d paid or not, but annoying because we had done and it was fine but I was stressing because we need to leave and be at the pick up point. Which didn’t matter too much because they arrived late anyway.
Spent the last of our Cambodian money and picked up 4 other travellers and made our way to the border where he just dropped us off and pointed us in the direction of some buildings! I managed to get a bit more info about what to expect on the other side and then Tash and I headed off, the other four having already gone.
I was worried about this process as reviews on Google suggested it’s an unpleasant experience but any concerns were unfounded and we just went through the normal visa and border checks. It was strange walking through no man land between the two countries, a good experience though.
We got through to Vietnam without hassle and then waited at a taxi place for about half an hour, we got a bit anxious and as we were questioning the locals the next minibus turned up. They were dropped off as they were off to HMC but we were taking to the port, given tickets for the crossing and waited at the platform.
The boat was busy and we just slept, both of us feeling the effects from yesterday.
At Phu Quoc we just walked along the pier and got a taxi to the town and after a stop at the ATM and Google maps taking us the wrong way we found our accommodation. It was down a small back street but it opens out onto the sea and is clean so we’re perfectly happy with what we’ve got. It’s just a few steps to the sand and water and the view is lovely. Just what I’d imaging the China seas to look like with fishing boats all moored up.
I started to feel really funny now and just slept for a couple of hours which helped me. Tash read and relaxed.
Felt better by about 5.00pm so we got ready and went out. We’re based in quite a rough/locals area so we’re walking through back streets, dodging scooters in tiny alleyways and avoiding dogs barking at you. It’s funny, the sea front view we have looks like paradise but the reality is different out the front of the house.
But we’re fine with that sort of thing, we can handle it and walked through smiling at people and responding to kids shouting hello at us all the time. The main road to the town is busy and we carried on into town and just guessed our way around. The first part is all very authentic and then we went through the fish market and starting to worry about food for the night.
We carried on exploring and got to the Long Beach area and this was more touristy with more westerners visible. We found a really nice area and settled for a French Bistro and had pasta! Yep, embracing the culture we are!!
We then walked through the very busy Duong Duong night market which was great. Got an ice cream and then made our way home over the bridge and through the rougher areas again. The number of rats we saw at the fish market was not good!! But they’re going to be everywhere, we have one outside our back garden but I’ve not told Tash about it!!
Back to the apartment with no drama and early night. We’ve got a nice place for a couple of days and going to take it easy.
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