Stuck in paradise

We are still in Hoi An, due to our bus being booked full a few days after we were planning to leave, and while we were frustrated at first because we were worried it would limit our time in other places, we realized just how lucky we are because we all love it here. So a blessing in disguise, if you will. I fully feel like I'm on vacation now.

It's a great place to just wander and enjoy. The other day, we rented bikes from our hotel and biked about 3 miles to the beach which was amazing. Like pulling into paradise. On the beach, you get served lunch which is brought to your deck chairs underneath umbrellas. Not bad, I think. Then I bought two pairs of shorts for $6 (make me stop! I can't!). And it made me remember just how much I loved having a bike in Melbourne and how peaceful it can be. Especially when your riding past palm trees and deep green rice fields (as opposed to beeping trams and prostitutes down Carlisle St).

The next day we took a trip to My Son, an old area of ruins of temples from ancient times. It was interesting, and my first experience with being so sweaty that my top ended up wet after about 5 minutes of walking. Not a pretty sight. The breezes picked up though, thank goodness, and we took a boat back to Hoi An down the river.

As for today, we're switching hotels as ours is sadly full tonight, and then I think I'll sit at a cafe, write in my journal, read my book, and eat. Yes, it isn't a bad life I have now. We were thinking that maybe some higher being is telling us to soak it all up while we can, that it's only going to be worse from here on out so we should enjoy relaxing in Hoi An. Are we pessimists? Perhaps. Or realists. In any case, I'm going to go enjoy my day!