VCT Day minus 3

Yeehah! Tony and I are going to Vietnam! After the dramas of the last couple of days, we wondered if we were fated not to go, but we now both have brand new passports with Vietnamese entry visas pasted in, as of 11.30am this morning.

Last night, I sat in front of the screen, hoping that all would be well tomorrow, and that we could pick up the passports on time and get over to the Vietnamese Consulate before the visa office closed. I can say that we have indeed closed the door on this "interesting" part of the experience ... oh, except for one thing .... I arrived home this afternoon to be presented with the express envelope, re-addressed from Caringbah 2150 to Carlingford 2118, containing our travelling passports! After all that, Australia Post had come through and delivered the mail!

In the meantime, Tony and I decided to make the best of the process and so I drove over to his place this morning, from where we rode back to my place for a quick shower before the taxi picked us up for the tour of APO and the Vietnamese Consulate. When we got back from our international traveller duties, it was back on the bike for the ride to his place and the day was complete. One more big hit out tomorrow with Katie and Lee and I think Tony and I are ready to take on Vietnam .... and we can too!

Thanks to John Chedid ($200), Tony and I have now got more than $12,500, so we're pretty pleased with that - thanks John!