A bonus photo for you Apple/Mac lovers. Heavythunderstorms kept us inside this morning, so when it cleared off we got a tour unavailable to most Americans...We got outside Hanoi and had our first water buffalo experience and stopped near freshly cut rice. These were new sights and smells for us. Many people did double takes as they saw their first Americans. We rode by an army base and saw soldiers taking rifle practice in a field. That made me a little nervous as I realized a few years back we would have been their targets. When Steve and I went to dinner our waiter came over and asked us if we were Christians...he had seen us praying before our meal. When we said yes, he told us he was a Christian, too. He goes to a house church. Christians here have a commitment not often found in the U.S., it typically means they are not promoteable and the best jobs are not available to them. While not huge by U.S. standards, he got a tip that equals about 2 weeks pay for many Vietnamese. They treat us like rock stars at the Hilton (our last stay the front desk told me I was a favorite or favored guest). When we got back to our rooms last night, the housekeeping maid had folded my dirty laundry and put it in a tidy stack. They must have me confused with someone else... Thanks to those who are praying for us...today we are visiting victims of Agent Orange...not sure we're ready for that. P.S. When my son Dan saw photos of us on the "girls" bikes he said he wouldn't tell any of my "biker" buddies.
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