Cousin's Wedding

We wake up and Ho is still not feeling great. After feeling crappy last night, he decided to take the 5-pill concoction he was offered after dinner last night. He was hesitant, but when you're stuck, you take what you can get to feel better. He feels better.

We get dressed for my cousin's wedding and bring clothes with us to take off afterwards. It is hot as hell and all of us are sweating our asses off as we sit outside eating in front of a table top stove. We finish quickly and head off to Nui Cam (Forbidden Mountain).

I have been to Nui Cam before with Bill. There are a series of stairs and stone steps that take you to the top of the mountain. Last time we went, we only made it half way before giving up. Apparently it takes 4 hours of stair climbing to get to the top. In recent years, someone smart decided that they would build a mountain road where they could take the lazy tourists to the top without killing themselves. We are said tourists for the price of 45K dongs each ($3).

There is a giant statute of a Budda, a Pagoda, and a refreshing looking lake at the top. They took us there in some type of Chinese SUV, the PMC Pronto. Man, that thing is a piece of junk. Halfway up, he has to turn off the AC in order for the car to make it up the rest of the way.

We take our time up at the top and enjoy ourselves with drinks, snacks, and some hammock resting. We head back down in the same crappy SUV, but this time, with AC blowing all the way. We have a dinner of fried tofu, meatballs, and shredded beef and radish spring rolls.