Nha Trang

Jan. 24, Ho Chi Minh

After indulging in custom made dresses, a cooking class and general relaxation (blog coming up), we decided to change our original plan to fly to Ho Chi Minh and headed south to Nha Trang. Glorious warmth and sun awaited us on arrival. I was giddy with excitement - I had been craving some beach time.

We arrived at the hotel in record time. Nha Trang was a very pleasant surprise, well manicured, busy but not chaotic, and belted by 6km of white sandy beaches steps away from hotels, restaurants and park areas. I quickly changed into sun gear and headed to the beach for an afternoon of basking in the sun and reading Oscar Wilde's witticisms. Morgan meanwhile took the afternoon to recover and make up on lost sleep.

In the evening, we went for a nice run along the beach and met with Barbara, our traveling friend who has been following the same southward path as us.

The next morning we booked a snorkeling trip on the famous "No partying, no drinking, no karaoke snorkeling boat."

What started as an overcast/light rain morning turned into a gorgeous, sunny day. We swam and snorkeled around various islands and had a massive lunch and fruit feast on the boat.

Later in the evening we joined some of our new snorkeling buddies at a local brewery, conveniently located on the beach near our hotel. What do the Vietnamese know about beer you may ask? A lot it seems, the beer was quite good.

From left to right, a young Australian couple getting married in a few weeks and taking a year-long honeymoon to travel around. A couple from the UK who also quit their jobs to travel for half a year.

As I type this, we are on the [right] train to Ho Chi Mihn, after an almost tragic mistake that could've landed us back to Hanoi.

M is now sleeping and so is the rest of the train.

EK