After a five hour bus ride the three families made it safe and sound to the beach. It was surreal to watch the city fall away. The farther out we got the traffic thinned and the buildings became smaller with more spaces in between. By the time we neared the resort we were passing ox drawn carts and rice paddies.
The resort is out of a fairy tale. The staff is constantly smiling. They've wrapped red and green silk around the palm trees and draped white twinkle lights over the leaves, add to that jingles bells in Vietnamese and you have the seen set for a tropical Christmas.
We are staying in an octagon shaped thatched hut. It's rustic and cozy, but it has comfortable beds and air-conditioning. Color me happy. The details are so interesting, there is mosquito netting over the beds, a bucket of water outside the door to rinse your feet and locally woven blankets on the bed.
They say that the beach we are on is the kite boarding capital of Asia. It's still and quiet in the morning, but by afternoon the wind picks up and there are so many kites in the air that they look like a flock of birds. They offer free lessons, but I'm not sure I'm feeling brave enough, we'll see. We have a few more days to work up the nerve!
Trey is slowing developing a love for the water. The pools are cool which is wonderfully refreshing, but a little bit of a shock when you first get in.
We walked along the beach this morning and were approached by women selling pearls. I'm still trying to figure out if they are real pearls or fake, because they are a bargain! Real or not they are beautiful and the ladies selling them are very sweet. I have a sneaking suspicion that a couple of strands will find their way into my bag!
That's it for now...I'm off for another dip in the pool, even with the breeze of the ocean it's HOT!
Love to all of you in the great white north!
The resort is out of a fairy tale. The staff is constantly smiling. They've wrapped red and green silk around the palm trees and draped white twinkle lights over the leaves, add to that jingles bells in Vietnamese and you have the seen set for a tropical Christmas.
We are staying in an octagon shaped thatched hut. It's rustic and cozy, but it has comfortable beds and air-conditioning. Color me happy. The details are so interesting, there is mosquito netting over the beds, a bucket of water outside the door to rinse your feet and locally woven blankets on the bed.
They say that the beach we are on is the kite boarding capital of Asia. It's still and quiet in the morning, but by afternoon the wind picks up and there are so many kites in the air that they look like a flock of birds. They offer free lessons, but I'm not sure I'm feeling brave enough, we'll see. We have a few more days to work up the nerve!
Trey is slowing developing a love for the water. The pools are cool which is wonderfully refreshing, but a little bit of a shock when you first get in.
We walked along the beach this morning and were approached by women selling pearls. I'm still trying to figure out if they are real pearls or fake, because they are a bargain! Real or not they are beautiful and the ladies selling them are very sweet. I have a sneaking suspicion that a couple of strands will find their way into my bag!
That's it for now...I'm off for another dip in the pool, even with the breeze of the ocean it's HOT!
Love to all of you in the great white north!
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