Goodbye Phu Quoc

We are departing from our little island paradise tomorrow (saturday) morning and I have to admit that I am quite ready to go despite my rave reviews. The weather has been nothing short of wild with torrential rains and fast winds that shake our little bungalow like a leaf. I am not really complaining, I actually love the weather, but I am beginning to miss the sunshine and the ability to comfortably stroll about. We are taking a plane this time, no death-defying bus or boat rides, although I am a terrible flyer so I am not sure what's worse, but it's only a 1 hour flight so hopefully I can remain calm.

I will miss our little bungalow and the restaurants where no matter what we ordered it was delicious (except for one order of bbq squid w/guts intact and even that had a delicious marinade). We have been adopted by a little island dog that we have named Xin Chau which just means "hello" but our Vietnamese vocabulary is still pretty limited and what we do know I feel fairly certain we are demolishing in our pronunciation. Pretty much everyone laughs when we attempt words or phrases, but it's alright, at least we're funny.

So now it's off to Ho Chi Minh City once again, for at least a night and then on to Dalat, a little mountain town that is supposedly much cooler and very charming. If we decide to skip Dalat in favor of more ocean then we will head to Nha Trang and hopefully we can catch some rays there and do a little snorkeling. Either way I will keep you posted!