Diving in Nha Trang

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Nhung found an awesome place mat at a street-side restaurant.

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Yang was not so impressed.

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We decided to spend the day SCUBA diving near some of the islands around Nha Trang.  For Steph and me this was business as usual.  For Nhung, Yang, and Adrienne it was their first time.

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Casting off and heading out to sea.

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The crazy aerial lift across the sea to a nearby island.  At night the individual gondola cabins twinkle.

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Up, down, which way?

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Struggling into our wetsuits.

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Ready to go underwater!

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The order of the day for diving.

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On the surface between dives warming up with some hot beverages.

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Regardless of the sun managing to get through the clouds, I remained pale.

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Getting ready to go for a dive.

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We went diving around Mun Island.  Our first dive site was at Fisherman Bay.

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Lunch on the boat.

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A local boatman goes by.

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A floating community doing some sort of aquaculture.

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Another dive boat.

Evening Introduction to Nha Trang

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After hopping a short flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang, Steph and I waited for her friends Adrienne, Nhung, and Yang to show up to continue the adventure with us.

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We found a Super Win fan.

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That evening in Nha Trang, we had a BBQ on the beach.  Yang tried to be amused in this photo.

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The whole gang together.  From left to right, Adrienne, Yang, Nhung, Steph, and I am in front.

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Dessert.

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Vietnamese Santa.

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A fake 7-11.

One More Night in Hanoi

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Back in Hanoi for a night, we walked around to see the street sights.  Here there was a woman getting her hair washed.

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Looking down on traffic below our hotel.

 

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In traffic just outside Hanoi.

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That is a lot of beer on a very small motorbike.

 

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