photo descriptions

Since the internet connection I've been working with to upload the latest pictures is less than capable it seems, I've been forced to put descriptions of the pics on here rather than photobucket. The photobucket website didn't want to cooperate when I tried to do that. So, here goes... These photos are from Hanoi all the way to VT as you can tell by the album name, and they are but a brief summary, more pics will come soon, once we can find a better connection.

First picture: fishing boats moored in the Vung Tau harbour at night. Each of them has a blinking red or green light on board to signal their location to other boats coming in. Together they resemble a large semi-functional chain of christmas lights every night, quite beautiful from our deck.

Second picture: City lights of Vung Tau. This shot was taken facing northwest, toward big mountain. It's the other side of the bay from our villa.

Third picture: I apologize for the underexposure. I've got a better version of this pic, but unfortunately I uploaded the wrong one and hadn't the patience to fix it at the time. This is front beach in VT though, there is a beautiful park that runs along its length.

Fourth picture: our motobikes, plain and simple. They're parked in our courtyard in this shot. Pretty sexy rides huh?

Fifth picture: This is the view from one of the many seaside cafes in VT. This particular one sits on a headland between back and front beach.

Sixth picture: Boats strewn across the harbour in VT with Big Mountain in the background. It's a sight we drive by everyday and never lose appreciation for.

Seventh Picture: The Saigon river in Saigon. The boat in the shot is the hydrofoil that carried us to VT. As you can see the river area is quite industrial.

Eighth picture: moving backward geographically and chronologically, this shot is from the train ride between Hanoi and Saigon. It's near a place called Danang about 1/3 of the way along the ride. It's one of the most beautiful parts of Vietnam's coastline.

Ninth and tenth pictures: The same shots as you can tell. Another mistake I couldn't correct due to internet connection errors. Anyway, these are from an area just north of Danang near a city called Hue. Apologies for the muddy look but they were taken from behind train windows.

Eleventh picture: Brandon in traditional hat and carrying baskets of fruit. Hundreds of ladies walk around Hanoi selling fruit like this all day long. The blurriness may or may not be attributed to blood alcohol levels...

So that's that for now. Again there will be more photos and some videos to fill the video album when a good connection is procured. Until then, which shouldn't be long, enjoy!

Adam