My first day on my own

Bill went into the office today. I think he’s had enough togetherness. I did the wash, which runs for two hours and has to be hung to get dry. After working with the Rosetta Stone for a while, I heard from David, a German man who lives here whose mom broke her ankle her first day visiting. Because I am finished with my boot, I took a cab over to her hotel to take it to her. She was thrilled and was excited about walking around in it. I, on the other hand, was thrilled to pass it off.

I then decided to explore the area. I ended up walkig south instead of north and was completely lost for a while, but ran into some bike shops so I guess it was meant to be. I’m going to take Bill back tonight or tomorrow so we can really start exploring. After about two hours of wandering, I decided to take up one of the guys offering rides on motor bikes on every corner.

He seemed to be pretty new at it, because when I asked how much, he said it would be 5,000 dong (about 35 cents). An old guy corrected him and said it would be 15,000 dong. So, I strapped on my helmet and hopped on. I don’t know if he was particularly cautious because he had a rookie on the back, but the ride was smooth and a lot of fun. When I gave him a 20,000 dong note at the end, he said it was too much. I guess he really was new at it.