Well, bus found...phew...and we were off to Ho Chi Minh City. Only paid $21 for the journey altogether and they gave me free water and a meal coupon, which i could use at a restaurant before the border. I obligenly received my meal...and to be honest i spent a good half hour trying to prise a piece of what looked like a chicken's foot, out of my teeth....so cant say i was exactly grateful for it.