Paradise Found

Rented a 'nicer' bicycle and went on another trek thru nha trang. Wandered into the oceanographic institute and looked at the bizarre aquariums. It's mid 90s and after riding another 10 km up the beach I was looking for a place to stop. A bunch of Vietnamese locals starting hollering at me 'you! you I be waiting for... darling!' I died laughing and rode on.

stopped at a perfect spot in the shade and enjoyed the view while eating some local fruit. a 20-something year old Vietnamese girl approaches me and in broken english says 'me and my friends want have beer you with' - and she points to a group of her friends sitting in the park drinking Vietnamese beer (333). I join them and had the most entertaining hour of my life. as we drink beer, the girl translates all the nice things the boys want to say to me... which is funny because translating what they want to say into english is funny, and the girl has bad english - even funnier. we drink beer eat mangoes, rice crackers, bread, and a Vietnamese version of beef jerky.

riding down the coast again I head to louisane brewhouse. the dive shop told me not to go here because it's too expensive... which is exactly why I went. yes I will play $1 for a comfy lounge chair right on the beach, yes I will pay $2 for their amazing New Zealand brewed beer, and yes I will sit here the rest of the day listening to my iPod because I'm surrounded by tourists with apple products!