Snorkling & fishing trip in the south

What a day! I woke up in the night because Henkka was sick. He most likely got some kind of food poisoning from our dinner in Dai beach and was feeling super bad still in the morning. We had booked a snorkling trip in the previous day but sadly we had to cancel the trip for Henkka:( I felt so bad going without him but he reassured me it was fine, poor boy..

So the rest of us packed our gear and we did the trip. A minibus took us to a peer where a small boat was already waiting for us. We were lucky and got the best seats of the boat, right in the deck with sun chairs and a perfect view. After a short drive we stopped to do some fishing a la local style. It was so much fun and I managed to catch a baby octopus inside a sea shell :D The guide told us that he had never seen anything quite like that before, hahah. Later though we let the octopus go because he was just a baby :)

After a sea food lunch we went to few snorkling spots but they really weren't any good. The sea wasn't clear enough and besides the corals there wasn't much to see.. Jumping from the deck of the boat, enjoying the sun and the views was much more fun this time. On our way back home we stopped in Bai Sao beach to do some tanning and enjoyed cool drinks by the sea. Not a bad way to spend the day, not at all!

Ps. Henkka is feeling better now so fingers crossed he will be up and about already tommorrow ♥

Cua Can & Dai beach

Just a quick update from Phu Quoc. For the past few days we have been mainly just chilling and enjoying each others company. Yesterday we visited the local market and had an amazing tapas dinner at a restaurant called Mondo.

We also changed our room to a big cozy bungalow and the roomrate was 20$ for a fan room. There is an AC in our room ceiling though which the staff shut down as we didn't want to pay for it (it would have been 10$ more). This didn't matter much because of Henkka's mechanical skills. He managed to get the AC work without the remote.. In this heat me likey ;)

Today we headed to the northern part of the island and stopped in a beach called Cua Can. The beach was beautiful and non touristic. Locals in Asia are so friendly, once again we were invited to join a group of friends to enjoy beers and snacks with them. The language barrier is huge but after a few Tigers it seemed to get better, fair enough :D

For the sunset and dinner we then drove to Dai beach which is located even further in the north. It took us almost the whole day to drive from south to north and back. It's safe to say that Phu Quoc is a pretty huge Island and there is still lots for us to explore. The whole Island is actually going through a major make over as more and more resorts are being built. It will be interesting to see what the Island will look like in the next few years!

Phu Quoc

Hello Vietnam! So few days ago we arrived from Kampot to Phu Quoc by minibus and ferry to meet our dear friend Jagi. The tickets cost 18$/per person and it took about 4 hours to get here. The travels went smoothly and there was no husstle at the Ha Tien border, superb :)

Yesterday we rented some scooters and went exploring the island. We drove to a secluded beach to have some sea food and drinks. Me and Jagi tried a local fish called black king fish and it was amazing! Later we went to the night market and ended up buying some beautiful pearls and dined in a good street restaurant, yum.

This morning Ellu and Salli arrived here also. It was great seeing them. We had breakfast by the beach and caught up with all the gossip ;) We got slightly burnt from the sun yesterday so we have planned some major chillaxing for the day.We will most likely explore the north of the island today while Ellu and Salli are sleeping off their jetlag. Feels too good to be back living the island (dream) life!