This past weekend I went to visit a friend, Marilyn, who lives a short bus ride from the beach at Sam Son. I had to make a trip to Hanoi, and there I met an incoming volunteer, Jean-Guy, who joined me on the train for a weekend to the beach. We went to a resort just for the day. They have a lovely set-up: rooms, and villas for rent, swimming pool, outside restaurant as well as an indoor one, sauna, hot tub, massage, and of course the ocean. Once in our bathing suits, we headed for teh ocean. It was as hot as my bath back home!!! But deeper and salty. We floated around with only a few fishermen in view. The whole beach was empty. This is not summer for Vietnamese, so they think it is too cold, unlike Canadians who are still finding it way too hot. After the swim, and relaxing on deck loungers, we had a superb lunch, filled with seafood of every description: shrimp, squid, fish, soup, shrimp salad. Then it was time for a face and neck massage. Ahhh, it ended too quickly. Then a long walk on the beach, a dip in the pool, and it was unfortunately, time to catch the bus back to Thang Hoa.
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