(Don't let this woman's outfit fool you - It was about +35, and she was selling ice cream out of that cooler.)
Alas, today we got incredibly lost. We ended up just riding around for a few hours, which was fun in it's own right! Most of the island is red dirt road.
A lot of this island is under construction - it's in the midst of massive development. Made for some scary motoring...
Then certain areas were long stretches of paved highway, where we could really let loose! And try not to drop my iPhone from a moving scooter!...
After a long day of riding around, we came back to town for a final dinner at the delicious food market. The market consists of about a dozen virtually identical outdoor restaurants with plastic chairs lining the street, and each one has a crazy selection of seafood. Check out those crazy lobsters!
We had oysters yesterday that were probably the best I've ever had.
We've tried the scallops, clams, oysters, sea snails, fish, and other tasties I couldn't identify that were shared from nearby tables, heaping with too many crustaceans. Generally, there has been at least one table each night of vietnamese men getting pretty drunk off local liquor that they bring in old water bottles. They do shots every five minutes, toasting to everything under the sun (between cracking open a giant prawn or a crab leg). Things get pretty rowdy, but at least they like to share!
Anyway, despite the passed two days of scootering around and adventurous eating, I remain safe and sound, healthy and happy. I better sign off now - tomorrow we are embarking on an early morning taxi/boat/bus saga to Ho Chi Min City! (I have to make an effort not to call it "Saigon", mostly because otherwise I start singing Ms Saigon lyrics.) We haven't planned a thing there, and I really don't know what to expect or what we will do. So stay tuned.
Cheers,
Jessica
Location:Phu Quoc
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