Vietnam - Nha Trang and the very welcome ocean
Marcus and I had been in southeast Asia for well over a month in hot, humid weather (apart from Sapa) and had very few swimming opportunities. Nha Trang was an extremely welcome change! We arrived around 7pm and after searching online, discovered that we could avoid the $15 taxi fare from the airport (an astronomical fee in this part of the world) by taking the $3 per person airport shuttle that is not advertised to foreigners. Score! I don't think the airport shuttle people were super impressed that we'd caught onto the local transport, but we were stoked. We checked into our hotel, had some dinner, and called it a night. We were exhausted after the long day.
The next day was devoted entirely to the beach. Late wake up, cheap breakfast, and straight to the beach. Although it was overcast, it was still warm enough to be a fantastic beach day and the water was that divine warm temperature where toe-dippers like me can wade straight in. The waves were so gentle, they never got white caps. You could literally spend hours in the water, though we alternated frolicking in the water with snoozing and reading. I thought I should try the cliché Kindle reading and read some horrible romance short stories. Seriously, the romance genre has got to improve its game. I switched shortly after to Orhan Pamuk. Quite a change.
The second Nha Trang day, we went snorkeling at a few different sites around the islands off the mainland. The water was calm, the fish and coral were beautiful and we had some good company on the boat in the form of two German girls a few years younger than us that have just finished college. Another lovely ocean day.
Our final day in Nha Trang, we rented a moped and drove around the ocean side outside the city. The sky was kind enough to provide us with some sunshine that day so we could see how beautiful the beaches really were. Absolutely stunning.
That night we caught a night bus to Saigon. Goodbye lovely beach.
The next day was devoted entirely to the beach. Late wake up, cheap breakfast, and straight to the beach. Although it was overcast, it was still warm enough to be a fantastic beach day and the water was that divine warm temperature where toe-dippers like me can wade straight in. The waves were so gentle, they never got white caps. You could literally spend hours in the water, though we alternated frolicking in the water with snoozing and reading. I thought I should try the cliché Kindle reading and read some horrible romance short stories. Seriously, the romance genre has got to improve its game. I switched shortly after to Orhan Pamuk. Quite a change.
The second Nha Trang day, we went snorkeling at a few different sites around the islands off the mainland. The water was calm, the fish and coral were beautiful and we had some good company on the boat in the form of two German girls a few years younger than us that have just finished college. Another lovely ocean day.
Our final day in Nha Trang, we rented a moped and drove around the ocean side outside the city. The sky was kind enough to provide us with some sunshine that day so we could see how beautiful the beaches really were. Absolutely stunning.
That night we caught a night bus to Saigon. Goodbye lovely beach.
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