Day 42, I woke up at the airport, my head was hazy and I wasn't sure if I had slept or not.
My body still hadn't accepted the loss of my daily routine of running at sunrise.
The end of a travel is always cruel like this.
There are countless tourists at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Of course there are solo travelers and couples, but also families on trips, and groups that look like they were on a package tour organized by an agricultural cooperative in the Showa era in Japan...
People who come to the city for the first time from rural areas and board a plane look like that at a glance.
When you keep moving every day, you lose your desires.
If I can sleep in a place with water and food to survive the day, and a roof, ceiling, and walls to protect you from the rain and wind, I have a simple feeling that everything is okay.
When I return to my normal life, I'm covered in worldly desires again, but sometimes going on a trip like this helps me reset my consciousness.
These are the Altra Torin 7 that I started wearing at the beginning of this year.
They provided solid support for my 1,350km run across Vietnam.
Considering that I didn't have any foot injuries, these shoes were a perfect match for me.
Global Wi-Fi was my constant companion throughout my trek to Vietnam.
Not only did it send me real-time information no matter where I was, but it was also an essential item for me to always catch the information I needed.
I waited about six hours at Cam Ranh International Airport and then took off about 40 minutes later. It was incredibly fast to travel a distance that would take 10 days to run in that time.
Moved from the domestic terminal to the international terminal.
At 9pm, I spent the night at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
There was a delay in the flight, so I ended up waiting at the airport for about 30 hours.
It was interesting to watch people coming and going.
It was also meaningful that Ho Chi Minh City was marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
I finally took off at 2:35am on May 1st.
I arrived at Kansai Airport around 9:30am on the same day.
It's been about a month and a half since I left Osaka. I'm feeling nostalgic about a lot of things.
*Today's distance: 0km
Total distance from Noi Bai International Airport: 1,350km
*Today's photos are here
*YouTube video playlist is here