Nha Trang

Kenny and I are in Nha Trang after somewhat of a taxing few days. We didnt book a hostel and when we got here everything was full. To make matters worse there were no buses leaving Nha Trang for Saigon or Dalat until the 28th. So we were basically stuck.

For reasons I can't explain, we went back to the first hostel we checked and all of a sudden they had two openings!

Nha Trang is not the worst place to get stuck. For one thing it's a beach resort town. Full of tourists but beautiful beachs. Secondly, the weather is ten times better than Hanoi. Hot, hot, hot and sunny.

Today we were going to go snorkeling but we were in for so much more! This is an epic adventure I will never forget.

We booked a one day tour for ourselves of the islands here in Nha Trang. This morning a few of us boarded a bus to go on the tour.

When we arrived at the wharf, it was a mad house. Total tourist trap. But not for caucasians, for vietnamese. We were escorted to a tiny boat filled with Vietnamese tourist. This was one of about 20 boats doing the same thing.

We took off for the first island we were supposed to visit (someday I will post the description of the tour). Needless to say it was chalk full of the same boats and we learned we had to pay to get on each island.

The six people from the hostel looked at the scene and then looked at each other. What have we gotten ourselves into?

Everyone shrugged there shoulders and decided to make the best of it. It was also at that moment the guide came up to us and asked "who wants a beer?" The timing could not have been more perfect.

We ended up having an incredibly random but brilliant day. I will post more pictures later of the crazy floating bar, cluster of Vietnamese tourists and random water sports but I will leave you with one goodie!

The weather was lovely today. Deceptively so...

Mom, I told Kenny to put on more sunscreen! :)

( He only wanted me to cover his tattoo. Can you see the line of where I did that?)