Did you ever have one of those days that are hell and a joy at the same time? It was such a day yesterday. It all started out with another power outage. I awoke about 6:30 am sweating bullets. I…
A good snorkeling trip
My time today for blogging has been disrupted by some very nice people. The hotel is getting busier by the week and the people who are seeking us out are fantastic!! Everyday is turning into a vacation for me now.…
Teaching in Vietnam…. hmmmmmm
Vietnam is transforming so fast it is hard to wrap my mind around. One of the very noticeable changes is the rapid swing from French to English as a second language. Only a small number of years ago, I recall…
Marked for life….. More people to miss
I am expecting another power outage tomorrow so I am writing this one a bit early. OOPs!!! Now it is late. The hotel is getting busy and I am hosting a lot of very nice people. I have a funny…
A very long flight back to Asia
I am glad the grueling flight is over. It all started out with me and Mai taking the magic little blue sleeping pill. I had thought that I would start with a solid 8 hour sleep but it was not…
A very tired couple
I have made numerous attempts at writing today, bu I am just too tired to thikk straight. It was a very long flight back to Vietnam, but tomorrow we will continue from where we left off.
The adventure continues…
In a few hours I will be on an airplane heading for Beijing. I will be leaving a few very important people behind. I will not forget them, more likely, they will be on my mind even more than before.…
Tom McKeough….. the legend
And random pics I am happy to say that Mai’s ear has totally recovered. We had a follow up today and the young doctor that we saw said that there seemed to be no damage to the ear and that…
I wonder…. everything OK?
We have been in contact with the hotel on a fairly regular basis. My staff seems to be doing OK. They have been replying to emails with English that has been clear enough for the customers to understand, and have…
There are the poor…. and the rich
We went to a restaurant called The Little Thai and it was. I have to admit that the food was excellent. We had a bowl of sweet yellow curried chicken and beef with baby corn and bamboo shoots. Wow!! Great…
A beauttiful park and a bowl of Pho
There have been a number of Vietnamese restaurants that have opened in Victoria since we were last here for any length of time. Mai and I have been trying the Pho in each of the places to find our favorite.…
A ferry to Victoria
The drive to Victoria was a bit of a dreary one. The country was spectacular as usual, however, the weather was not very good. The drive was through mostly rain and drizzles and did not finally clear up until we…