And then there was the Sand Dunes tour, which after a lot of climbing and extremely sore calf muscles, there were some pretty good views.
It was great to have a change of scenery, from busy roads in busy cities to a small little town which is basically one road along the coast, with the ocean literally in the back yard of your hostel, this definitely felt like paradise, restaurants and bars all on the ocean front, and the sound of waves crashing into the rocks, while you lay on your deck chair and watch the activity in the ocean, from jet skiers to swimmers to people trying to learn how to kite surf, or just take a nap, or read a book, definitely different to all the places I've been to so far, and refreshing to see the Big Blue Sea, and to hear the sound of the ocean instead of the honking horns on busy city streets. The sea food here is absolutely amazing, and I had to have some, simply because, they go out in the afternoons to fish, and they come back in the evenings and you have restaurant after restaurant with tanks like this Displaying their catch of the day, some of it is still alive and some of it is on ice, but either way it’s the freshest sea food you can ever find, and it tastes really good too. I only had the Tiger prawns, I wasn’t brave enough or rich enough to try the crocodile, eel, turtle, squid, and whole lot of other things. Although I do regret not trying the lobster, but I don’t think I would have managed to finish it and it would have been a shame to waste it. And then there was the Sand Dunes tour, which after a lot of climbing and extremely sore calf muscles, there were some pretty good views. But what was really interesting here is that it is so small (just one long street) and there isn’t much to do except a tour of the sand dunes. So because it’s so small, you tend to bump into people. On the first day I met some people from the Hostel I was staying in back in Hoi Chi Min City (Saigon), and during the sand dunes tour I met a friend I made all the way back in Siem Riep (Cambodia). It’s funny, you would think South East Asia is so big and spread out, what are the chances of bumping into each other again? But also hearing from other people it’s very common apparently to bump into people again along the way when you travelling, I have really come to see how small the world really is, you know they talk about 6 degrees of separation, you really understand how true it is when you travelling.
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Mukesh
5/5/2013 06:48:06 am
Tiger Prawns ! Seriously Babes? that's called travelling in style. Way to go, have fun, next time don't let the lobster get away.
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Stanford Gibson
6/5/2013 07:33:58 pm
"The Impossible" suddenly comes to mind :)
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Harrymama
7/5/2013 07:25:20 pm
'Ocean at last' where is this?. Sounds like a hidden part of the world where all seafood is available. I am sure the crayfish is from Cape Town, so no worries, you can still have some when you are back here. Good that you are using some of your time relaxing but mentally working hard on your plans for the days to come.
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