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| Ship in Fog at Chan May |
We got up
early (5.30 am) as we had an early start for our trip to Hue
and the Perfume River.
Chan May is the port, Hue is the capital
of Thua Thien-Hue province and the former capital of Vietnam. It was devastated in the war but has been
restored and we were looking forward to seeing the Imperial
City with pagodas and mausoleums of
the emperors, followed by a trip on the Perfume River
in a dragon boat.
Unfortunately
it wasn’t to be – there was thick fog when we arrived and the captain, having
tried to get into port, stood off hoping it would clear. He tried again two hours later but concluded
it was too dangerous and we sailed away!
As you can imagine we were all disappointed – probably none more so than
the 600 who had embarked at Hong Kong and for
whom this was the first por of call. Anyway, we got over it and spent St.
Patrick’s Day at sea (they had halved the price of all the Irish drinks so that
helped). We are now proceeding slowly to our next stop of Phu My from where we
plan visit Ho Chi Minh City.
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