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I found the magic words to make her disappear - MISSING- Last seen on a sunbed in Nha Trang, Vietnam!!!

If you see her don't tell me, See below!

I am now travelling with a new partner!! He He He

Day Sleeper bus to Saigon

Snake in rafters of restaurant

Bai Sao beach where we got struck by lightening!

Lunch

Bai Sao beach Phu Quoc

Under mossie net in Bai Sao

Photos below all taken during boat trip today on Mekhong delta to south west of Saigon

Sorry about last blog cutting short the computer is taking ages to work and people waiting! Went to Phu Quoq - island near Cambodian border for a few days. Stayed on Long beach first but water was very rough and after a couple of days decided to move to the other side of the island. Tania spotted a snake in the rafters of the restaurant which the locals proceeded to pull down followed by a few others which were up there- one went in a bag probably for a dinner the others slithered off!! We then moved to great beach on the other side but very quiet apart from the thundrstorm which laste about two hors and caused the water to turn red with the run off from surrounding areas- unfortunately I didn;t have camera with me. As I said the rain seems to be following us and during the storm the building we were sheltering in got struck by lightning!! It went right throgh us both sitting immersed in water!! Quite a jolt! Now in Can Tho in delta area after getting ripped off for the umpteenth time here in Vietnam - got taxi from ferry stop supposedly to bus station but of course being Vietnamese they take you to their mate's minibus who tries to charge four times the gouing rate for bus to where we are now, not only that the taxi driver tries to charge for taking us miles out of our way also! River trip today although very nice through canals with locals selling wares from boats but! subject of another scam - boat driver takes you to mates restaurant and then eats meal which we have to pay for!! Nothing new there - Although Vietnam has been very nice this sort of thing grinds you down after a while! Souinds like I am continually moaning about it so this is the last time!! Flying to Hong Kong in a couple of days and then Phillipines. Thanks for all comments on blog - Shelley- must be nearly time for you to go back to w---k. Cant quite bring myslef to type whole word!!

Miss you all at home xxx

Vietnam

On balcony in Nha Trang

Us on beach in Nha Trang

Nha Trang beach

Beach 50km north of Nha Trang

Boats in harbour

Washed up jellyfish

Group on Nha Trang boat trip

Seafood bbq on beach at Nha Trang

Balcony of our hotel in Nha Trang

Me at Louisiana brewhouse restaurant Nha Trang

Hotpot in Hoi An!

Me with shoes made to measure in Hoi An

Lanterns in Hoi An

Hoi An

Quiet American with Michael Caine shot here

Hoi An

Cycling around Hoi An-Get on yer bike!

Fish market Hoi An

Strange boats!

Still cycling!

Hoseboat north of Hanoi

Trip from Hanoi- Tam Coc / Kenh Garh area

Tending the rice

Tam Coc-how do they row like that?

Bit damp!

What a prat!!

Wet boat trip in Tam Coc

Outside "Thin" hotel!

Lovely Vietnamese toilets!!


After Hanoi we travelled by bus south west to Ninh Binh from where we did a trip to Tam Coc and Kenh Garh with very nice scenery - enormous limestone cliffs rising from the rice fields and canals-despite the rain which now seems to be following us-is it monsoon season? We then flew back to Da Nang and then took bus to Hoi An which is a lovely French Vietnamese town mid way down Vietnam with old French style buildings and coffee shops. Met a couple of Canadian guys and an English biker and his girlfriend and managed to keep the whole hotel awake until about three in the morning much to the consternation of the security guard trying to keep us quiet! We have since met the Canadians again in Nha Trang but have not seen the biker since! After Hoi An we spent 10 days in Nha Trang which is a lively beach resort and went on a great boat trip which involved all nationalities doing a song from their own country together with the impropmtu band set up on the boat-you will be disappointed to hear Martin that I didnt get up and sing this time!! We hooked up with a group of Australian girls -all very nice and although they all fancied the good looking young Swedes on the boat they had to make do with surrogate -me- and I was named Swedish boyfriend by one! We then proceeded to the bars of Nha Trang and finished up in the late night Sailing club until the early hours-some not getting home until 9am we heard after! Although the EYC is missed we are making do!!
After Nha Trang we travelled by bus to Saigon and visited the History museum which was very interesting although quite upsetting with the terrible atrocities committed against the Vietnamese people by the Americans during the war-ware doing some culture although we did retire to the Sheraton hotel rooftop bar for a cocktail to brighten our mood. I thought that there were a lot of motorbikes in Hanoi but Saigon is something else-crossing the road is nigh on impossible- be careful I hear you say Mum!!

The computer I am typing this on at the moment is seriously playing up so I think I will publish this and try again to complete blog after!!