Phu Quoc to Chau Doc

Despite my back not being much better time ran out so I had to try and get back to Saigon in one day.

A long drive was not the problem but the ferry ride which takes 3h. I got there in the morning just before the ferry was due to leave only to realise I left my passport at the hotel.

This meant a 80km roundtrip over partially very bad roads to get it and get back to the ferry but doing so lost me 3.5h of the day, making it impossible to get to Saigon.

Once I accepted that, I looked for an alternative and Chau Doc was on the way and looked like a good place to stay the night.
While I couldn't go and explore the city and it's many nice temples properly because of my back, Chau Doc certainly looks like a place I would visit again. Maybe next time combined with a trip to Cambodia.

A Day at the Beach

My back got worse so I couldn't do too much but instead of being holed up in a hotel room for the day, I decided the beach will also do enough and maybe some swimming could be good for my back.

This also allowed me to take my Olympus TG-4 underwater for some photography.
Unfortunately it wasn't the most exciting beach for photos but great because it was almost deserted so I had a lot of space for myself.

Since I was already at the beach it made sense to wait and catch the sunset, too.

Overall it was a great day at the beach and nice to have the Olympus TG-4 along t take some photos.

A Day in Phu Quoc

Being in Phu Quoc, most people will probably head to the beach somewhere but I decided to take a drive around the southern part of the island and see more of the places and villages there.

The weather was nice but very hit and the roads were partly very good and partly very bad, it looks like nobody bothered to finish a single road on the island.

Still, it was nice to see some of the island and just drive around a bit.

Seeing the locals play card games and doing a bit of gambling is quite normal during Tet, this seems to be the only time when gambling is accepted.

Ha Tien to Phu Quoc

After the long drive yesterday, it was easy today. get to he Tien in the morning and take the next ferry over to Phu Quoc, then drive to the hotel.

The next ferry was only in the afternoon and it happened to be also late so this meant arriving just before it got dark in Phu Quoc.

The roads in Phu Quoc are very bad in general, and especially the ones from the ferry terminal to the city. I took the shorter way but this also turned out to be the worse way so it all took longer than expected.