A month in Hoi An

[GarrettM]

A little extra random dashboard art for your enjoyment.



And I'll give thanks to this little device as well.


It'd been clear I needed to do something about my sleep issues for several years, and after having this thing for a month or so I can see it's already made a big difference to OUR lives. I'm certainly glad I got the waterless model for ease of travel. The mask still takes some getting used to. It's not uncomfortable. Just different. But a month of solid eight or nine hour nights of sleep after years of struggles has been pretty great.
Now that I'm back to the 3am wake ups it'll be even more important.

 

[Flyfrequently]

They do like their dashboard decorations! With our HCMC taxi driver, I was a bit worried with his "hear no evil see no evil " approach to traffic @GarrettM .

 

[GarrettM]

Oh yeah I saw these ones a few times as well.

 

[Quickstatus]

And I'll give thanks to this little device as well.

The AirMini is the possibly the smallest CPAP machine around
Correct, no humidifier

Do you have a solution for the airline battery issue?

 

[GarrettM]

The AirMini is the possibly the smallest CPAP machine around
Correct, no humidifier

Do you have a solution for the airline battery issue?

Not something I've thought much about yet sorry. I'm unlikely to be in a position where a solution is needed.

 

[GarrettM]

Friday January 16 would be our 28th and final (full) day in Hoi An, and we were determined to make it memorable.
Firstly we decided another brekky at Cam Coffee was on the agenda. And thankfully so.


After that we had singed up for Grandpa Faifoo's Treasure Hunt
It's basically semi-self guided walking tour of the old town, looking for spots based on the clues provided. Costs $10US and there are 25 locations to find.
Now it says it'll take about 90 minutes to two hours, but they haven't factored in doing it with two inflexible neurospicy kids who both demand to be in charge of reading clues and maps. We got off to a decent start and did seven or eight spots before things became incredibly difficult. Miss10 refused to yield control of the map to Mr6, who took the setback with all of his usual grace and forbearance. Eventually they both wanted to stop. He wanted to go home, while she wanted us to leave her where she was for the rest of her life.
It took half an hour for us to reconcile them (this is was all taking place on a rather busy street - one with cars allowed on it I would add) and eventually we all agreed to take a short break for a refreshing drink. Juice will always win them over it seems.

By then Miss10 had relaxed her stance that dad must die, and agreed to complete more of the treasure hunt with me. The boy and mum returned home to the comfort of the ipad and peanut butter and jam sandwiches.

Between us we found a few more of the spots. You have either upload a pic or solve a little riddle to prove you've done it. At the end you get the location of Grandpa Faifoo's actual treasure. We didn't end up completing the hunt but that's ok.
I'm not even sure it can be completed. We had two or three spots where we were sure we had the right location, but couldn't find the actual building being described. Plus one of the clues requires simply entering a name off a statue, which we did. But twice it said we were wrong and you only get so many attempts. Nevertheless we found some enjoyment in it.


And then we ducked into Morning Glory for a very nice but overpriced banh mi. 95,000VND compared to the street cart 30,000VND versions.


Came across some British doco crew doing something on the river.

 

[GarrettM]

Once we abandoned the treasure hunt Miss10 helped me grab some art from Old Propaganda Posters, before we headed home for one final poolside beer.

 

[kamchatsky]

A little extra random dashboard art for your enjoyment.
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And I'll give thanks to this little device as well.
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It'd been clear I needed to do something about my sleep issues for several years, and after having this thing for a month or so I can see it's already made a big difference to OUR lives. I'm certainly glad I got the waterless model for ease of travel. The mask still takes some getting used to. It's not uncomfortable. Just different. But a month of solid eight or nine hour nights of sleep after years of struggles has been pretty great.
Now that I'm back to the 3am wake ups it'll be even more important.

I am glad that you have good experience with the AirMini. You may want to try AirSense 10 or 11 at home.

I have used AirSense 10 for 6 years+ at home, and finally bought AirMini in November last year for travel purposes. Previously I don't use CPAP when travelling but my kids are growing up and complaining about my snoring when travelling.

I used AirMini for my trip, and since I don't need moisture so I don't need the AirMini HumidX tablet to keep the air moist. I found AirMini louder than AirSense 10 but not too loud. I have to say even though I got the full travel bag for free, I just used the sachet bag as part of the AirMini pack for storage for travel, as it takes a lot less space.

 

[kamchatsky]

The AirMini is the possibly the smallest CPAP machine around
Correct, no humidifier

Do you have a solution for the airline battery issue?

I have AirMini as well. AirMini uses HumidX capsule to humidfy the air if required:

https://shop.resmed.com.au/products/humidx

I don't use it myself though.

I took AirMini onboard in carry on 9 domestic + international flights and no one complained. Then again, I never used it onboard either.