We are at a very exclusive beach resort near Nha Trang and we have a slow internet connection. So no pictures for a few days. UPDATE: Added pictures below.

Yesterday we did a 48 km (29 mile) ride - the first 10 km was thru rolling terrain (mostly farmland), then we had a 23 km downhill descent (they called it an escarpment, but we call it a cliff) with a number of hairpin turns. We descended 1000 m (that's 3000 feet for you Americans) to a coastal plain for the remainder of the ride. Then we had a great lunch at a "hole in the wall" Vietnamese restaurant in the middle of nowhere.


This resort is ultra luxurious. The Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara Resort. It is a Six Senses Spa. The resort is located on an isolated peninsula and can only be reached by boat. There are no roads. Everyone has their own bungalow just steps from the beach. We each have our own butler (our's is named Thai) and each bungalow has its own pool. Our shower in the bungalow is outdoors. We get around the resort on these small bicycles. Caren thinks these are the same bicycles as the Japanese Army used to invade Singapore.

The food is incredibly fresh. Lots of seafood, vegetables, and fruit. The resort has its own organic vegetable garden. This patch of SE Asia is trying to be environmentally friendly. However they are spraying and fogging for mozzies every minute of the day and night.

This AM we did a spa treatment together - first a green tea and sea salt scrub. Jordan looked really great covered with green tea leaves and salt. It was a new experience for him. He was officially pronounced Kosher after the treatment. It was followed by a Swedish massage. Very relaxing and cleansing not to mention a bit on the painful side. It is hard to believe these tiny Vietnamese women can hurt you so much with their pressure. (Sherry - they make you wear the little spa panties)

This afternoon we went fishing on the South China Sea. Believe it or not, our little group of three and two crew, caught eight fish. Caren won the prize for the biggest and the smallest fish. Her small catch was about 1.5 inches. We all had a good laugh. The Vietnamese fish with dynamite, but not on this expedition. We hear it is very effective.

More to follow in a day or two as we're on to Danang and Hoi An on Friday.