Life is Good: Would You Like to Go on a Snorkeling Tour?

The View From Phu Quoc

Delicious Fruit Smoothies

We arrived on Phu Quoc Island on Thursday. This Vietnamese island is in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Cambodia. I wasn't quite prepared for how hot it was going to be. It is probably in the 90s with what feels like high humidity and a burning sun since we are at 10 degrees latitude. Our hotel has a really nice beach and the water is calm for swimming. Yesterday we walked the mile into into town, declining all the offers of motorbike rides, and checked out the fishermen and boats.

Fishermen at work

This island is only recently a tourist hotspot (their billion dollar new airport opened three weeks ago) - it is a big squid fishing community and also produces fish sauce and black pepper. Each day while we sit on the beach we are handed many fliers advertising snorkeling and fishing trips. After reading tripadvisor reviews we decided to just do our own thing. There is something to be said for relaxing without a set agenda.

Coconut Pies. Yum

We do, however, buy yummy coconut pies from the lady who comes by every afternoon. There is also a fresh fruit lady. The quantity and quality of fruit in Vietnam is the best I have ever had by far. We have been eating fresh seafood at every meal, to the point that we almost ordered pizza last night. But the seafood is so amazing that it seems wrong to eat anything else. A few nights ago we walked down the beach to a BBQ restaurant where you choose from a table full of fresh fish, squid, prawns, and mixed skewers and they throw it on the grill for you. Yum!