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One of the technical problems I'm having is with my BMI E mail. About a week ago, I could no longer send mails. I wasn't getting any either. Annie said she had tried to send one but it returned.
BMI is a mom and pop operation in Walla Walla with limited hours. I was able to Skype connect with Mathew. He said my inbox was full, (1632) and offered to delete everything. I declined. There are messages I want to keep. I am unable to delete myself, and now there all mixed up 2008 to 2011.
I missed their Sat. hours as I was having crab and asparagus soup with David and another Doug. I can't call again until my Monday night.
I have a google account dhboulton@google.com. I guess I'll use that until someone comes back to work at BMI on their Monday.
David and I will take a night train to Saigon. I love night trains!
More later, Doablah

South to Cam Ran bay

There are some lovely beaches south of Nha Trang. North of Cam Ran is being developed into huge communities. What was quiet and pristine will not be for long

Some foods menus

There was a large Christian (Catholic?) cemetary out in the country.
We decided to venture south on the second day. Just as were we mounting up, suddenly 'have rain', so we parked the bikes under Madam Chungs awning and had a meal. I ordered BBQ porcupine, David ordered BBQ weasel. He received sauteed weasel with vegetables. His meat looked exactly like mine. We both swear that meat is randomly chopped. Theres bone bits in every piece.

Coming home from school

I passed this little sweetie on my motorbike, stopped and took the shot as she passed by. The camera strap is in the frame.

Out in the country II

David said the standard of living is much higher here than in the Mekong delta. The houses are much nicer and the people better dressed.

Out in the country

We traveled about 20 K and found a small road heading into a wide valley. The road doubles as a rice drying area.

Nha Trang

Dalat was too cold so we hopped a bus to the coast. This reab is being hauled to a construction site. I don't know this young lady. I take photos of the goofy sayings printed on shirts. Several examples were deleted including on Ni was wearing.
We hired motor bikes and went exploring northward. Heres the first bay out of town.

Fora fauna and friend

This is Nin. She is a friend of Davids. She works in her mothers shop selling clothes, gifts, and other nik nacky things. When she has free time she weaves. When the weaving is about 10 feet long it will be sold to be fashioned into finished goods.

Back to Vietnam

I decided to pop over to Vietnam to see David. Vietnam is one of the view countries that require a visa before entry. Now a visitor can do it on line. If they are smarter than me. For $21.99 on a credit card, you apply. I was accepted and printed the paperwork I thought necessary. At the BKK airport, the Air Asia check in lady said I was missing the most important document, a page with my name and passport # listed among others that had applied the same day. I had to go to their office, log onto my E mails and the lady went to the Viet E mail and found and copied the document needed.
I arrived in Saigon with no further drama. The next morning I hopped a bus to the mountain town of Dalat. It was cold! I wore long pants for the first time on this trip. Under my birthday shirt Ni gave me, I'm wearing a tee shirt, as I have no vest or jacket.
On the top of the hill in the background was a US fire base during the war. There were 150 soldiers there with 10 105 MM Howitzers. They could lob shells two valleys over on to the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Heres a lake side resort and someones house. It's not too secure but has sat TV.

Sirima Guest House

Heres the gang out front. This fellow in yellow is Dutch, the guy on the right is German. The Dutch still have bitterness toward Germany, but these two get along allright.
This little lady lives at Sirima. She sleeps in massage room #1, often with this Pit bull puppy cuddling her.