I awoke early again, keen to kick off. I'd had a good nights sleep in the hotel, which had the distiction of having the only lift in all of Son la. It even had instructions taped to the door. Planning to leave early, I just had to find the ATM I saw yesterday. My card turned out not to work. No problem I thought, I'll just try the bank. No luck. Oh No. Was there any ATM in Northwestern Vietnam? I was beginning to panic, as I was seriously runnin low on cash. Anymore big repairs and I'd be out. I tried to set up a Western Union money transfer over the internet, but it was no use. I was becoming very stressed, and I was resolving myself to contacting my friend back in the UK
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