United Church of Two Harbors

Tuesday 4 Dec 07

The same day that I headed for Vietnam from California in 1969.

I got a haircut and I transfered cash to the Wells Fargo account. Short judo class in the evening. Party. I dropped off 2 checks with Bob. Heavy snow in West Duluth 20" and almost none in Lakeside.

Wednesday 5 December

Up at 0500. I finished billing and one other thing. Lee Hedin picked mu up at 0615 and he drove me to the bus depot in Duluth. The roads were clear. I took the bus to the Twin Cities.

Bruce Lamo picked me up at the bus depot in Minneapolis. ZHe showed me his recent shkop projects. He made a pastie for supper. We picked up Madaline after her evening Church class. Later in the evening Nancy offered a prayer from The Book of Common Prayer. I was inbed about 2230.

200 miles for the day.

Thursday, 6 December

I slept well. Bruce woke me at 0445. We drove to the airport and I flew from the Twin Cities to Chicago O'Hare and then on to Honolulu on a Boing 777. I got a nice picture of a missile sub as we came in to the airport here. I took the limo to my Hostel. I have a small room with a private bath. It is 2 blocks off Waikiki Beach. I started to become familiar with the area.

Friday, 7 December

I arrived in Vietnam on this date in 1969.

I woke up about 0400. It was a good night for sleeping. There was a major storm Wednesday with 70 mph winds and heavy rains. Washouts on roads, power lines down, trees blown overl, 100 schools closed. I toured the Battleship Missouri and I saw the Arizona Memorial. The new Oklahk
oma Memorial was dedicated while I was there. My hotel is about a 90 minute bus ride from the memorial.

Thereas Hendrickson picked me up about 7:00 p.m. and she took me to the downtown area for suppper. It was a nice evening. I got to see several art galaries.

Saturday 8 December

Theresa called 3 times yesterday and I answered. I also called out without using the directions. So, I am learning to use the phone.

I was up about 0530 & wrote several cards and I mailed 2 packages to bob.

Sandy, Joe Duga's sister picked me up about 1000 and she took me out to brunch. It was nice for both of us to put a name to a face. she asked me about how i knew Linn and Joe. she even gave me a lea.

She let me off on Waikiki Beach and I put my feet in the cool comfortable water. I got a lot of sand in my sandles.

Theresa picked me up in the afternoon. We went up to the punchbowl cemetary and then we took Hy 61 toward what I would call the northeast side of the Island. we stopped at Nuuanu Pali State Park. It was the scene of a pre-Eurpean battle between 2 native groups. The loosers were pushed off a cliff and killed. The view is spactacular. The road in the area is 4 lanes and cuts through the mountain tunnels in 2 places on a steeply descending grade. We continued around the island to the blowhowl and we watched the spouting like a whale. We drove around diamondhead and we stopped at her favorite place to get snacks.

I was tired and I went to bed about 2000 local. Ia getting more comfortable with the cell phone and I am taking Lenore Johnson's advice and I am editing photos on a daily basis.

Sunday 9 December

woke up at 0300 local. I will leave Honolulu at 1150 p.m. Sunday and I will arrive in sydney Tuesday 11 Dec at 7:25 a.m. Elapsed time 10 hours and 35 minutes. 5067 miles.

Fireworks started the marathon at 0500. I went to the street next to the beach and I took pictures of it. It was rainy in the early morning. The Hostel was empty. Most were running in the marathon. I did my wash.

I walked to the U.S. army museum which is an old coastal artillery site. It is an interesting site.

I watched the Vikings win on TV and I ate a pizza at a sports bar.

December 11

i declare no 10 December because I crossed the International Date Line.

The flight was uneventful. I slept some and I talked some tomy neighbor wha was from Australia, living in canada and coming home for Christmas.

I easily cleared customed.

I got 200 Au from an ATM and I took the train/subway to Central station. It was easy to use. I checked into the Hostel and I found Mike and Wayne. We took the train to the Harbor Bridge and Wayne and I climbed one of the Towers. Wayne lost his hat.

We also sent to 2 brew pubs and we went to the Sydney Observatory.

Thursday 13 Dec

My phone alarm went off at 0600. I finally learned how to use that feature. Mike, Wayne and I took a tour of the Blue Mountains which are west of Sydney which started at 0800. Much of the driving was in the rain. We hiked some trails in their Grand Canyon. The pace was rapid. So we just concentrated on where to step next. It was like an reactment of the Bataan Death March. 300 meters of trail down and up and ssveral miles long.

Friday, 14 Dec

We toured the Australian Museum and we went to the Royal Botonical Gardens. We took the train back to the hostel.

Wayne and I went on a people mover conveyer which was FAST. We could feel the breeze.

Mike left us at the museum and we did not see him until we got back to the hostel. We had waited an hour for him at the museum and then we left. He claims that he did not see us. I think that he did not wait and he did not look for us.

In the evening Wayne and I saw BEOWOLF in 3-D. I would encourage those 15 and older to see it. It is not a movie that I would take a 10 year old to see due to the sex and violance.

Saturday 15 Dec.
Basicly a uiet morning. We waited in the hostel for 2:00 when we checked in for the India Pacific Train. The train left about 3:00 p.m. on time. I was surprised at the low speed. We maxed out at about 70 mph. I think that it is a single track line with a central train control. Also the road bed is not good for higher speeds.

I slept some on the train.

The train stopped at Broken Hill for about 90 minutes. This was Kyle Waters first pastorate after ordanation. It was a mining town. Now tourism is a major industsry. We ate at a Hungry Jack (Burger King). The town has wide streets.

The trip to Adelaide was easy. Mark met us at the train and took us to his home. His wife's family was there for their annual Christmas gathering. There must have been 20 people ranging in age from several months to 70 years. I also got a chance to meet Mark's dad Kyle. I had enjoyable conversations with Kyle and Tony. The small children got gifts.

Everyone left about 8:00 p.m. and Mark took his dad back to the nursing home. I came along. Mark took me up to Windy Point which is above the city. the view of Adelaide was spectacular. It reminded me of the skyline above Duluth only 10 times larger.

Monday 17 December

I took the public transit to downtown adelaide and I bought a wool sweater, got some writing paper and I got an opel for Sally. It was an expensive day.

Mark and I went for a beer and met his friend Jim.

We also confirmed my travel plans to Kangaroo Island which is south of Adelaide. I will stay with Mark's friends, Chris and Laurel Whitham. They have had major fires recently and so my 3 day trip wad dropped down to 2 days.

Tuesday 17 Dec

I dressed in long pants and a long sleeve shirt. It was a cool wet morning. I was up at 0500 and we were under way about 0666 for the trip to the bus. The bus took us to Cape Jervis and the ferry to the Island.

The tour included an eucalyptus disstillery,l a beach, a wildliofe park, a sheep dairy and a honey processing facility and finally pelican feeding. It was a busy day.

I stayed with Mark's friends over night.

Adelaide

I am finishing a wonderful week with Mark Waters and family. Mark was an exchange student in Two Harbors in 1973-74. Last Sunday, when I arrived, there was a gathering of his wife's family at their home. Kyle, Mark's father, was included. So, I finally got to meet him.

I was on Kangaroo Island which is about 100 miles south of Adelaide. Tuesday and Wednesday and I met Chris and Laural who are friends of Mark's. The trip was originally planned for 3 days. Major fires on KI forced the cancelation of the third day. Ironicly, it rained on Tuesday and the fires were knocked down.

Friday, Mark took me to Kingston, S.E. and I met some of the people that he works with and some of their cliants. He works withpeople who are mentally handicaped. Saturday night was a party with Mark's
friends. Today, for the first time in my adult life, I sang in a Church chior.

Mark took me to the train depot at 5:20 p.m. and I will be off to Perth on a 2 day train ride. I arrived in Perth Tuesday morning and Mike and Wayne meet me there.

So far this has been a wonderful trip. Thanks for the help planning.

It is about 30 C in Perth today and humid. No snow! Girls are getting their Chirstmas tan. Christmas trees are surrounded by blooming plants.

Roger

p.s. How as the snowstorm?

W 19 Dec
I had breakfast with chris & Laurel. then I returned to bed until 9:00 a.m. I walked 3 blocks to the downtownarea. I walked along the beach.

I had lunch with Laurel, her aunt and her aunt's granddaughter.

I walked to the local museum. I had 3 drinks of water from the tank. It was nice, cool water. Most people have large tanks to store the rainwater from the roof. There are no elaborate treatment systems for the water.

Themuseum has a lot of interesting items. One was a washing machine from the U.S. patented in 1912. It is similar to one that my mother had in the 1950's.

I walked along the shore and I watched the local ferry load fire trucks and ret5urn toward the main land. I returned to the house. Laurel took me to the Ozone Hotel. We had a small bus with a trailer. The driver had several stops to make and some people to pick up and drop off over the hour plus trip to the eastern end of the island. It waqs a nice scenic trip. We arrived in time to see the ferry dock. the trip to the mainland was clear weather and smooth sailing. I could see the other ferry from a great distance.The bus ride from Cape Jervis to Adelaide was uneventful.

Th 20 Dec

I took the bus downtown in the late morning. I went to the li8braryl, natural history museum and the art museum. I hed a steak dinner and I bought some things.

Mark took me to chior practice.

Friday 21 Dec.
I did some packing ans sorting at about 0500. I was up at abut 0900 to the predicted rainwhich was heavy at times. I spent time writing cards and I packed a box to send home. The box included an item for Sally. I mailed the cards and I got the proper paperwark for an exported box. I was surprised to find that a 5 kg box airmailed to the US cost $88.00AU!! That is air mail.

Mark and I drove to Kingston S E for a Christmas Dinner with some of his staff and clients in the area. It was a nice dinner. I am amazed at the number of Australians who have been to Vietnam for vacation. We stayed at a motel next to the sea and we checked on one of the local businesses that he manages.

It appears that his work is similar to that of Randy Norenberg's.

Saturday 23 Dec

Mark got a crayfish (lobster) for Sunday dinner. we made several stops on our return trip. Our first stop was Grandma's Pantry which is a business run by Mark's organization. Another stop was Chinaman's Well which was built during the gold rush of the mid 1800's. We crossed the River Murrey on a cable ferry similar to the one at Merrimac on the Wisconsin River west of Madison. We stopped at 2 vinyards and 1 olove grove. I saw the oc ean rolling with strong winds off of the Antarctic ice.

We got "home" about 1730 and I showered. Then we went to a party. There were 9 people there. It was a nice evening.

Sunday 23 Dec a cloudy day.

I sang in the church chior for the first tim in my adult life and I enjoyed the crayfish for noon meel.

Mark and Meere brought me to the depot and I left on the train at about 1840.

The train ride was uneventful. Adults in the dining car and younger adults in the lounge car.

Monday. 24 Dec

477 km straight away the high speed was about 72 mph.

We stopped at cook for about 45 minutes. This was a railroad town which houlsed workers who maintained the track. there is a well here which provides water and we walked around what is now basicly a ghost town. There are a few residents and many abandoned homes and an abandoned school.

The Mullarbon Plain is a long flat area. There are green low plants with occational higher plants. As you go west, the land gets wetter and more trees appear.

We changed time zones. we went from 1930 to 1800. It is odd to have a 90 minute time change. Most are 60 minutes.

I took the tour of Kalgoorlie. This is a gold mining town of aabaout 30,000 people. There are several 1900 vintage buildings. Herbert Hoover worked here as a mining engineer as a young man. His home still exists. They have a huge open pit gold mine.

Christmas Day

I slept better on the train We arrived at the advertised 0910. Mike and Wayne met me and we went to the Hostel downtown. The temperature reached 30 C.

It is odd to see Christmas decorations and no snow. there are flowering plants around the Christmas tree and girls talk about getting a Christmas tan.

The Australian currency has bills of 5, 10, 20, and 50 dollar denominations the bills are colorful and they have a clear area with a design on them. The coins are 5, 10, 20,and 50 cent denominations and they are a silver color. The $2 coin is small and thick and the $1 coin is larger and thinner. They are a bronze color. I tent to accumulatae coins because I do not think of coins having a value of a dollar or more.

26 Dec

I called Lore and Bob Huseby from my phone. It was 4:15 a.m. here in Perth Boxing Day 26 Dec. It was 2:15 p.m. in Two Harbors Christmas day. It is odd to deal with such large time changes. They had 11 inches of snow recently.

Herb in an email said that the Elves were keeping my sidewalks clean.

26 Dec Boxing Day

I called Bob Huseby about 4:15 a.m. 26 Dec here and he answered at about 2:15 p.m. Christmas Day, just before they sat down to a family Christmas dinner. There is a noticable delay in conversatin.

Again almost all of the stores are closed. One convenience store is open downtown. It could just as well be midnight.

We did go to 2 brewpubs. One featured Rogers' Beer. I did try some and i did get a cap.

The temperature reached 43 C which is about 107 F. We got our tickets for Rottnest Island.

Wednesday, 26 Dec Boxing Day

It is a holidy here and little if anything is open. The mall is closed.

I was up early-- 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in Perth which is 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in Two Harbors. The clerk at the hostel was helpful with time calculations. I called Bob Huseby on my cell phone. I talked to Bob Chris and Brandon and Lore. It was just as they were starting dinner. The wedding went well. there was 11 inches of new snow added to the 20+ inches on the ground.

We went to two brew pubs. One featured Rogers' BEER> GOT A CAP THERE> HAD HARD CIDER AT THE OTHER PLACE> The temperature got up to 43 C. That is about 107 F. We got our tickets for Rottnest Island.

Th 27 January. (sic - December)
We took the train to Freemantle at 8:30. We were early for the ferry which left at 10:00. MIke walked the Island. Wayne and I rented bikes. Wayne blew a tire and I eventually got help.

We went to the Oliver Hill battery --a 9.2 inch gun. We ate supper in Freemantle and we took the train back to Perth. It was a quiet evening. I finally figured out how to use the cell phone in Australia with help.

F 28 January (sic - December)

Up for the day at about 0700. We had breakfast in our room Wayne and I went to the "Wollie" and we got groceries. We stopped at the surplus store and I got a kangaroo leather hat.

We went back to the auto store and we got the breaks fixed and we got the radio fixed. It needed a security code to operate.

We drove north to Gereldont and stayed a the Greldton Motel. Wayne and I took a tour around town and I got a pizza and garlic bread.
It was a quiet evening.

Dec 28.

We got up about o700 and had breakfast in our room. We went to a "Wollie" for groceries and then I gota Kangaroo hat and other items at a surplus store.

We got the radio fixed. It needed a security code. When the radio looses power, it needs the code to be reentered. The breaks were bled and road tested. We drove northto Gereldton and we stayed at a Comfort Inn.

Wayne and I looked around town and I got a pizza and garlic bread. We had a quiet evening.

Saturday 29 DEC.

Gereldton-- wetoured the harbour area and we alsotoured the local marintime museum which is well done. Mike did much of the driving. We drove northonHy 1. We had and overheating problem-little water in the system and the oil was low.

Stopped at billabong for a rest also bought expensive oil and coolant. We drove to the stramatolites in Shark Bay. No plaace to stay. e drove on to Carnavan. We arrived about sunset. ON the road we saw a monitor lizard about 1 meter long, severalgoats, sheep, cattle, 2 eagles, and manydead 'roos.

Su30 Dec.

Called Bo, talked to Judy. We drove up to the blowholes . We were on the edge of a tiphoon so the blow holes were spectacular. I filled amemory card. We watched TV . It was a windy night. I watched "THEM" at midnight.

Another night in Carnavan

M 31 Dec

We set up anj appointment for the vehicle. for Wednesday. unplug AC drain,flush coolingsystem, replace thermostat and coolant.

We drove to Denham on Shark Bay. We found a room and then drove toMondey Mia to checktimes for the dolphin feeding. We had an 10 footX 20 foot bunk room.

January 1, 2008!!

My Alarm wentoff at 0600. We headed for Mondey Mia at 0700. Gotthere about0730. We watched the dolphinfeeding that occured shortly after we got there. There about 6 dolphins that come to get a snack up to 3 times per day. The park rangers do 3 feedings per day if the dolphinsshow up. I fed a fish to one of them. That was a highlightofmy day. A northwest blowfishwent betweenus and the dolphins. Theycan cause a serious bite. So the rangers moved us out of the water.

We went back toour backpacker and we had a quiet afternoon. I stayed in our air conditionedroom and I worked on cards.

Wednesday 2 January

Alarm at 0600. I have the alarm feature figured out. Thenon the road to Caranavan. We dropped Commador Perry of at the repairshop. As weorkprogressed, more problems became apparent. A new fuel filter, a new anti-sway bar and some other work was done. Total cost $451. It was finished at about 1800. So, we stayed in twon another night. Hopefully that will end ur repair bills for the Commador.

Water conservationis very important inmuch of Australia. Alltoilets have 2levels of flush. 3 liters and 6 liters. Many cities have desalinationplantsor similar water purification facilities.

Thursday 3 January

We drove fromCanavaron toTom Price. Commadore Perry workedwell. After shoppingaround we tooka motel room at $129 per night for 2 nights.

Friday 4 Jan
Toured the Tom Price Mine and we went to Karijini National park.

5 Jan
Drove to Port Hedland.

Saturday 5 January

2 days left in Australia!!

Gas is $1.579/liter in Tom Price.

Drove to Port Hedland. Watched large oceal groing freighters being loaded with iron ore. The ships can carry up to 250,000 tons of cargo. Port Hedland ships 100 million tons per year.

We stayed at an expensive backpacker.

Wayne and I watches sea turtles make nests and lay eggs.

Sunday 6 January
I was up at about 0400 for 2 hours and I wrote many cards. I finished my Christmas cards.

We were up for the day at abourt 0730. I drove the 600 km to Broome. I saw a camel as road kill. They are about as big as a moose! So far, no dead emus. Our backpacker is about $76 for the night.

Wayne and I found the brewpub that he was looking for. I liked the cider and the ginger beer.

This is my last day in Australia. Again I was up early and I finished my travel diary.

It is odd to think of Two Harbors on a different day than me and it is yesterday.

We went to the locaql museum and saw remnants of the Jap attacks in early 1942.

Wayne and I did internet things and I booked a backpacker in London.

We went to the harbor and we went to cable beach. It was voted the best beach in Australia. We did not swim due to the deadlly box jelly fish.

Wayne and I went back to the brew pub and I had a ginger beer. MIke went to a working mans tavern.

Wayne and I went to a crococile park and we watched the crocks being fed. It was awsom.

Wayne and Mike took me to the Broome Airport which is only a few blocks from our hotel. The plane was a little late leaving Broome. We arrived in Perth about 2235.

I had to transfer from terminal 3 to terminal 1 which is the international terminal. The transfer cost was $8.00. It took me a while to realize what needed to be done.

Tuesday 8 January

I flew from Perth to Singapore on Singapore airlines. We started with a warm moist towel to wash our hands and face. Then we were werved a nice meal on china plates and real siverware. We arrived about 0800.

The Singapore airport is Huge. I had a cup of coffee and two biskets. I also got some singapore currency and I bought some chocolatae.

My flight to Hanoi started checking inn about 0900. It takes a long time to check in 500 people and load them for a flight. Again a nice meal. We flew over Vietnam from South to North. We flew back over the South China Sea over Da Nang. I think that we flew over the center of Vietnam from south to north. So, we may have flown over Hiep Duc.

We landed in Hanoi about 1230. Getting my luggage was a long process. Clearing customs and imigration was easy.

Scott, Huhn,k and Vanessa greeted me after I cleared customs. We took an

They were closing the internet room. So, I sent things and I left.

We took an exciting cab ride from the airport to the Church Hotel. It is within half a block of St. Joseph Cathedaral. I have a room with a private bath and a king size bed. The TV has many channels. There is fresh fruit in the room and a refer with food. It is a nice room. I took a bath and I changed cloths. I stepped outside for a few minutes as the Catholic School let out and there was a mob of kids going by..

I called Scott on the phone from the room. He and the family came and we walked from the hotel to Ho Hoan Kiem (Lake). We walked to the Hanoi Opera House and we walked the west side of the lake. We had supper at a restaurant in the NW corner of the lake..

Su6 Jan

Droveto Broome

Thursday 10 January

Scott, Huhn and her mother went to the U.S. Embosy and she got a 1 year visa to the USA! She will probably visit next summer. Winter scares her.

I walked to the History Museum which is east of the Opera House. I then walked south in search of the Geology Museum. I think that it got bulldozed. I walked back to the hotel and rested.

Huhn, Scott, Vanessa and I went to the "Hanoi Hilton" AKA Hoa Lo Prison or Cua Lo Prison. About half of the 1 block prison was bulldozed for a high rise apartment building. The prison was built in 1896 by the French. The guillotine in the prison was used many times. John McCain was a famous guest. It was an interesting place.

I ordered a taylored suit which I will pick up on 19 or 20 January.

We had supper out. Scott and I went to the top of his hotel for "a drink" We split a 300 ml bottle of Vodka Hanoi. It is a rice fermention alcohol of 29.5% alcohol 59 proof. Scott walked me back to my hotel and I slept well.

Friday 11 January

My last day in Hanoi for over a week!

Scott, Vanessa, and I walked to the Revolutionary (Communist) Museum. It was free. Scott said that the no cost indicates how low communism is now held in Vietnam.

I rested and Packed. Scott Called and I went to Huhn's mother's home for supper. Another good meal.

I returned to my hotel and I waited for my ride to the train depot. I got on the train about 2200 and the train left at 2300.

I am at the Hotel Saigon Morin in Hue. It is a 4 star hotel and it is out of my league.

I am doing some things out of order. I have unlimited internet here.

Saturday, 12 January.
I shared a 4 berth compartment with 3 other people. I slept well. The early morning was foggy. Later I WATCHED THE COUNTRYSIDE GO BY AS WE CONTINUED SOUTH. cONCRETE, BRICK OR CONCRETE BLOCK HOUSES OF VARIOUS SIZES AND STYLES CAN be seen. Some are new construction.

The train arrived in Hue at the advertised 1040. My guide and my driver met me at the train depot and took me to the hotel.

I settled in for an hour and then they took me to the Citadel. I was given a wonderful tour which included The Flag Tower, the 9-kHoly Cannons, Ngo Mon Gate, Great Rites Court, Palace of Supreme Harmony, Halls of the Mandarins, the Bronze Urns, Ham Lein Pavilion, the Nind Duynastic usns, the Nguyen dynastic Temple and the Thai Binh Reading room.

I also toured the Thein Mu Pagoda. It is an interesting place. The monk who burned himself to death in 1963 started from here in an Austin car.

Back to my hotel and I had an Australian t-bone steak dinner.

I worked on my diary and my internet.

I slept poorly. I did an hour of internet. My page time expired. So, I lost it.

I got up for the day at 0616. Shower, shave, breakfast.

we were on the road at 0830. We crossed the Hai Van Pass which is a physical high point on the trip. It was spectacular. It lived up to Fred's description.

We stopped at China Beach in Da Nang and then drove to Hoi An. I checked into the hotel. We ate lunch and we toured the city. I saw the riverside market, Cantonese, Fujian, Hai Nan and All Chinese Assembly Halls also the Tan Jy and Diep Dong.

Nguyen Houses, The Tran Family Chapel, the Japanese Covered Bridge and the Quan Cong Temple.

I walked the main street in the evening.

Monday 14 Jjanuary

We left the hotel ih Hoi An about 0800. We drove to LZ Baldy which in now a Vientameese so no pictures. Our next stop was LZ Ross which is part of an VC cemetary. I could see Nui Lok San and Hill 348 (LZ Center) to the south. I do not remember them being so close.

I stopped near Nui Lok San . It was a rainy day. I did not want to climb up to Center. My guide walked me to where we had a lager when the Marines called for help.. There is vedry little to identify it. I did find 1-2 Vietnameese graves in the area. We walked to a pair of schooles-elementary and middle (?) schools. Caildren came out of the middle school and I was photographed with them. We also stopped at the medical clinic.

We droave on a "jungle road" which is 1 and 1/2 paved lanes to the southe near Center. There aare many abrick and concrete houses. no thacth roofs. Electric power and phone lines exist. The newspaper in Hanoi said that 95% of the rural homes have access to electric power. We eventually drove east to Tam Ky.

We drove south on the new Hy 1 and we turned east to the north edge of the airbase at Chu Lai. My guide has a cousin who has a sea food business on the beach. We stopped there and we had tea and a banana. I walked down to the baeach. It was windy and the waves were too Big. It was a bad day for a swim.

We drove along a road just inland from the beach at Chu Lai. Thank said that it was a new road. It was built for resorts and Industry. I saw no evidence of recent military activity. The bunkers for US military aircraft still exist. The runway is used for 2-3 flights a day. There is a shipyard on the shore,l a resort hotel and a Korean auto plant to build trucks in the area.

We continued south to Quang Ngai. We checked into the Central Hotel. It is much quieter than Hanoi, Hue, or Hoi An.

Tu 15 Jan

The driver took me to the My Lai Massaacre site. It was a place that I did not want to visit. I felt that my tour director wanted me to go.

My tour person spoke good English. She was in her 20's and she was born in the area. I expected "Bad Americans/good Vietnamese". I got"Bad soldiers killed 500/ good soldiers rescure 10". I felt that it was a sensitive and sikening event that was portrayed well at the museum. It had the "Holy ground" feel to me similar to some US Civil War battle sites. It was a reminder of the worst and the best.

W 16 Jan

My guide took me to Buda Hill and We went to the monestary. It was an interesting visit.

Back to the hotel and repack for London.

Th 17 Jan Went to gold mine severall miles south of LZ east. It is closed to the public. Drove to Hiep Duk market for lunch and then back toward Tam Ky on the road that goes past Nui Loc San and LZ Center.

I found the temple that I wanted to photograph on Hy 1. Stayed in Tam Ky for the night.

F. 18 Jan

Out at 0730. I ate local breakfast.

Stopped at budist temple and photographed it. Stopped at Hindu temple and photos

Stopped at Hawk Hill no photos military.

Stopped at VC cemetary. Checked into Saigon Hotel in Danang.

The driver took me to the My Lai Massaacre site. It was a place that I did not want to visit. I felt that my tour director wanted me to go.