The Bus Ride to Ho Chi Minh City Took FOREVER

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We headed out of Mui Ne on yet another sleeper bus bound for Ho Chi Minh City.  What should have been a few hour ride turned into an all day ordeal.

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All smiles now but as the day wore on…

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The bus drove on a flat tire for a few hours before we stopped to get it repaired.  We were driving at parade speed that entire way.

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An odd place we stopped for a rest.  No clue who the straw man was supposed to be.

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A cobra in a bottle of alcohol.  Poor thing.

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Fixing the flat on the side of the road after hours of driving on it.

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They literally were doing the job on the side of the road.

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A guy with an air tool was employed to expedite the issue.

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This was less than delicious for me but the others liked it.

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Rolling into Ho Chi Minh City late at night.

The Cafe

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The engine on the bus had some issues so while the bus was being fixed we waited in a cafe.

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I don’t think tour busses stop here very often.

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The Roman pools in Gafsa.