Well Adam and I have had great luck with weather for the past 4 months, so I suppose it is time we experienced the other side of things. We got news last week that a typhoon was suppose to hit the central/south coast of Vietnam. It got downgraded to a tropical depression, so we decided to continue on with our journey south. We are currently in a town called Hoi An. Yesterday we were able to easily browse the stores along the streets, walk over bridges and occasionally had to step over puddles. Today we woke up to a downpour, and it really hasn't stopped. Hoi An is situated right on a river and by 10am the street parralel to the river was flooded. We went to the central market and actually watched the water levels rise. By noon the majority of streets within 50m of the river were flooded. It stopped us in our tracks, but not the vietnamese. They were prepared, all in ponchos and sandles, for the weather. It is amazing how their day went on. They just moved their stalls further up in the market, continued socializing and definately did not take detours around flooded streets. This clearly happens often as the bicycle rickshaws were conviniently replaced with boats wanting to take tourists on tours. We saw people just hop off motorbikes, walk them through knee deep water, and hop back on. At home, this would be a catastrophe but in Vietnam, it is life. I am actually glad we are experiencing it. (but still hope our bus can depart tomorrow.......)
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