Come sail away

I'm sitting on the beach in the south china sea. I've just had a manicure and a massage. Really it doesn't get much better than this.

We flew into Nha Trang yesterday afternoon. Bon kept teasing me that we'd be in a prop plane, but thankfully it was a big airbus. Though I think a prop plane is still a possiblity for our flight tomorrow. Our hotel is located right across from the beach. After checking in, we took a cyclo tour of the city and ended at a BBQ place. The city is decked out in Christmas lights. It's actually kind of sweet.....however it's also sponsored by heineken so go figure!

The BBQ place is a cook your own sort of thing. They bring a ceramic charcoal grill to the table along with the meat you've ordered. The guys promptly commandeered the grill. Shocking! I was still feeling a bit delicate so I only had a bit, but what I had was very good. After they brought the bill they also gave each of us a lovely Christmas card which was very sweet.

This morning we took a boat to a fishing village. It was very picaresque. The boat is anchored out in the bay and the villagers paddle out to us in traditional Vietnamese boats which are shaped like a teacup. The village itself is filled with children who come running up to us. Most visitors give them candy or pens in exchange for a picture. Personally I don't feel comfortable giving children who don't have dental care candy. Instead I gave them my photography cards which turned out to be a big hit.

We then got back on the boat and headed out to a secluded small cove where we swam in the south china sea for an hour. During that time the crew had prepared a seafood feast for us. After lunch the boat landed at a beach where we all have our own deck chairs and the masseuses set up shop.

I'm now going to sit back in the seabreeze and enjoy a good trashy book for the afternoon!

Hope you're enjoying you're weather! ;-)
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