Nha Trang - beach resort

Arriving in Nha Trang off the night train was the most relaxed I've felt after any journey here. Ok, the train costs more than the bus, but it is definitely worth the money. We strolled down to the see front and found the hotel recommended by a friend of Toby's.

After a brief snooze in a very hot room (electricity was gone, so neither fan nor a/c was working) it was out to the beach, onto a sun lounger and out with our books. Ahh... This is the life. Whacking on lots of sun cream, we simply whiled the afternoon and evening away. Luckily the air con was back working when we returned that night.

We'd booked ourselves onto a scuba diving tour the first night, so the next morning were up at 8am and on a bus to the port. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, it couldn't have been more perfect. The company we went with, Octopus divers, were really professional. As we are not certified divers, we had a guide accompany us the whole time on our 30 minute dive, adjusting the buoyancy jackets and pointing out interesting fish or sea creatures. Apart from the numerous jelly fish closer to the surface, it was a really relaxing dive. After lunch, we went to another dive spot. We sunned ourselves on the boat on the way back in and then headed back to the beach for the afternoon.

We thought about taking a trip out on a boat today for our last day, Toby being particularly interested in going to see Monkey Island, but in the end we decided not to, as it just seemed like too much effort. Instead we had a lie in and then to the beach again. This isn't a very interesting post, I know, but I don't care! After all the travelling and sight-seeing we've been doing over the past 10days or so, it was ideal to sit around, read our books and drink beer and do little else. Moving onto Hoi An on the night train tonight, so hopefully the next post will be a little more interesting. But with the holiday mood that I'm in now, I can't promise anything!