Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Beach bathing

Ahhhh, now this is a town in Vietnam I could get used to. Actually I have spent a couple more days here than I planned already. A small little beach town with white sand beaches and crashing waves. Finally the rain has stopped and man that sun in Vietnam is a strong one. Thankfully there is just the right breeze that I can lie out in my bikini, under a palm tree, and not get too hot. Of course when I do there is the ocean right near by to jump into. Pretty big waves crash all day and night and make the perfect background noise when I'm going to sleep, or waking up in my beachside bungalow. I'm splurging on a $10 room so I have a view of the water as I lay in bed.

I've been hanging out with a few Irish who I met up in Hoi An. We get a meal, head back to our loung chairs and repeat. It is certainly true what they say about the drinking of the Irish. It has been dangerous for me to try to keep up. But we are having fun at the beach bar at night.

I am certainly not seeing the life style of many Vietnamese here. Mostly interacting with other travelers. But I've gotten lazy about going off the beaten path in Vietnam. It is so easy to do everything by tour here and I'm enjoying all the westerners I'm meeting. And I'm loving my spot on the beach. We also went sledding in these gorgeous sand dunes. How cool!

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