Adventures By Design

In which the travelers nearly steal a dog

We had another lazy day today, something the beach is perfect for. We had breakfast and met a couple who were traveling from the north to the south of Vietnam. We chatted for a while and exchanged recommendations for Ho Chi Minh City (our previous stop) and Nha Trang (their previous stop). We also told them a bit about Cambodia, but then they had to leave to catch their bus to HCMC.

On our own again, we went to get our laundry washed. On the way there we contemplated what would happen if the laundry place lost all our clothes. Basically it would be a disaster, since both of us only had one other change of clothes… the ones we were wearing. Hopefully everything will be okay when we go pick our stuff up tomorrow.

We went for lunch again at the same place as yesterday where we could watch kite surfers. This time we were greeted by an adorable and tiny puppy. She was about the size of a grapefruit and seemed to be teething based on the way she bit anything that came within range of her mouth. We played with her for a while and considered kidnapping (uh, dognapping?) her as a playmate for Inca.

We came home to our hotel where the power had been out all day. We have been having daily blackouts, and apparently it is a problem with the whole area. In a place that has near constant wind, we haven’t seen a single wind turbine. Why not? Our hotel is right on the beach, perfect for a couple small sized wind turbines. Maybe it is the initial investment costs? If so, it would be nice if the Vietnamese government could help them out.

Ric went for a swim and Gin read until the non-air conditioned heat made her fall asleep. Ric came home and harassed Gin for a while, but she refused to wake up, so he read his book outside for a while until a thunderstorm rolled in. After Gin finally woke up we went for dinner (Ric was not willing to miss another meal!) and then came home, watched another movie (The Count of Monte Cristo) and then went to bed.