On Friday, my friends Gloria and Ron, who were in Viet Nam and Cambodia last spring, came for a glass of wine and brought their photo album. Ron showed me some of their photos in the spring, when I was deciding that this is where I want to travel next (thank you Ron!). This time I knew what I was looking at, and what I was going to see. It was fun to hear their stories and to get help with my to-take and to-do lists. I now have restaurant recommendations for Hanoi, and a contact. A long-ago colleague is now living in Hanoi, at least part time, and Ron and his wife Glenda will be there when Margaret and I are passing through so I hope to be able to see them. It's a long way to go to see Ron--they are in Edmonton and Calgary often enough--but it's exciting to think about seeing them in Hanoi.
It's December, so it's time for making lists and checking them twice. My lists are elsewhere on this blog, but I haven't checked off anything! I did look into a synthetic fill jacket, because my down-filled ones will be too warm, and potentially a problem if it's wet in Sapa. The agent thought we would only need shorts and t-shirts--I like that idea--but at 17 degrees in Hanoi, I don't think so.
Meanwhile here in Edmonton it just keeps snowing.
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