We arrived in Nha Trang after another 11 hr sleeper bus ride. Interestingly crammed together this time, sleeping shoulder to shoulder with a snoaring 60 year old Aussie made for a long 11 hrs. But we made it none the less, a little groggy, cranky and eager to hit a real bed. Ruby Hotel was a good, inexpensive and clean spot to crash. So we did just that. A 6 hour recovering bus nap was in order. There was only maybe a 10 minute walk to the beach and our hotel was pretty much in backpacker central. Would have to recommend.
There's plenty of locals peddling everything on the beach from pineapple and fresh cut fruits, massages, lobsters, frisbees, and sunblock. After a while it can get a little annoying, but I guess we'll sacrifice through it :)
Nothing blocking the views here. No hotels are allowed to build "on the beach", so the park-like beach front is well kept, wide, and convenient. Coconut palms provide shelther along the entire path and you can rent a beach chair with cushion and shade for $1 a day. 5 star views, 1 star prices, can't beat that.
We vegged here for 5 days and honestly didn't do hardly anything but lay on the beach and over-eat on some solid Western food that we found well done. Particulary good Sushi Night and then also found a great Memphis Style Rib and Chicken place one night.
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| beach view in Nha Trang, Vietnam |
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| yummy- Found a restaurant actually owned by a guy from Memphis, TN. Christina got chicken fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and I got bar-b-q pork ribs and chicken with corn, potato salad, cole-slaw and texas toast. Saigon beer to wash it all down. Slept well that night :) |
Oh, and we went snorkling one day, but unfortunately had cloudy weather that day and wind. Making visibility and the water quite cold and a bit harder to enjoy the snorkling. I could see snorkling here a really fun thing to do here but on a calmer, sunnier day possibly. We enjoyed some intense sun, worked on our tans and played in the surf and warmer ocean water several days.
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| snorkle ready.....brrrrrrrr. that water was ccccoolllddd. |
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| way back from snorkeling cruise, fishing village in the background. |
New experience: I got my hair cut at a local barber shop (which isn't much work for them)- cost $2.
But the experience came when I let the barber "clean my ears". another $2. Apparently barbers are specialist here for the delicate and feel good experience. Equipped with metals probes, swabs, headlamp, magnifying glass, long tweazers, and 6 other long shiny devices the barbers will ensure you can now hear your wife crystal clear. It felt good and wierd, as if you got to scratch a good itch. I'd do it again, but I think he removed 36 years of wax and buildup so I can hear like a small beagle hound now.
A fun highlight was also enjoying fresh lobster and "tiger" prawns (shrimp half the size of a lobster), cooked on open wood coals right at our feet on the beach. Served up with cold beer, some spicey salad. Add the view, you've got one giggling fun afternoon.
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| $12 total for this feast had us both giggling. |
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| C about to devour a Tiger Prawn Shrimp the size of a beer can :) |
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