We woke this morning to a beautiful hazy sunrise on our last day in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. I couldn't enjoy it long because I had to catch a taxi across town to pick up Katelin's Vietnamese passport. With that we scurried over to the hospital to show her passport and pick up her medical report. Way to go, my girl passed her first test. :-)From there it was a dash back to the hotel where everyone was waiting to check out, load the van and head for the airport. We arrived with plenty of time to spare. It helped having our facilitator with us, who was able to get us checked in lickity split. Hopped onboard a 777 and two hours later we wer on the ground in Hanoi. All of that in just under five hours (can you say hurry up.)
But whoa, what a difference. HCMC was 91 with 80% humidity when we left. Hanoi is 52 with 60% humidity. Now I know I can't complain with all the ice and snow back in the states, but even I got a chill.
We quickly retrieved our bags and made a b-line to the US Embassy to drop off the passport, medical report and visa application and get an appointment for our exit interview. That is scheduled for 10:00 AM Wednesday. If all goes well, we get the visa and hour or two later and we are free to leave the country.
Thats where the next little wrinkle comes in. Our tickets are booked for 12/29 which was the max it should have taken us. We are going to contact UNITED tomorrow and see if we can bump things up a few days. Could be easier said than done because of the holidays and the winter weather back in the states. Most likely we wouldn't leave before Friday, but we will lt you know as soon as we do.Thanks for your prayers. And don;t forget to check back for our Christmas update.
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