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Friday, September 17, 2010

Traveling

We are a little more than 2 months into our trip and are really enjoying our time.  Thank you to everyone who sends us notes and comments, we truly appreciate them.  We really miss all of our friends and look forward to seeing you all again soon (sooner if you come and meet us somewhere!); we also miss Elke tremendously!!!  Amy, you are so great and thank you so much for taking care of our girl, we really owe you. 
The different cultures and people are amazing!  Adjusting to the many languages takes time, but we try to pick up the key words, such as, 'thank you', 'please', 'hello', etc... wherever we go. 
Spending 24/7 with someone can be stressful at times, but it also creates a bond like no other and we love that.  What we really really like though is that everytime we see something on our travels it makes us think of specific friends, we just laugh. 
As we sit here in Hanoi, Vietnam (at time of writing) it is HOT and HUMID and we can't help but think of how the leaves must be turning and the weather becoming cooler in Colorado...we miss that (our favorite time of year). 
We are going to go on the Halong Bay tour in a day or two and it's said to be incredibly beautiful; 3 days and 2 nights, a night on the boat (Junk) and a night in a bungalow, and more monkeys on 'Monkey Island', can't wait!  After Halong Bay we are going to buy a open-ended bus ticket to travel down the whole coast of Vietnam from Hanoi to Ho Chi Min City which will take us about 3 weeks or so.  We will stop along the way in a few places and stay, then get back on the bus to continue.  We are really looking forward to chillin at the beach on quite a few different islands in Thailand, getting certified to dive in Ko Tao, and taking Thai cooking classes.
Anyway, hope all of you are doing well and we miss you.  Until the next post...

2 comments:

  1. good to hear from you!! you sound great. Yes, the leaves are turning - its lovely. Mornings are quite cool - yesterday was a misty rain day - in the 50-60's. today lovely - cool (40's) then supposed to get to 90. Amy and I did a half marathon and it was gorgeous perfect weather. We saw a "doodles" and thought of you both. Think of you ALL the time and can't wait to see you when I meet up in NZ with you!! love - Mom

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  2. ahh thailand! that will be super cool! i was looking at PHUCKET and the beach of 1000 smiles or what ever recently, from what i hear insane food at a great price with great portions! (of coarse from the street vendors, idk about sit down places, and from what i hear if you dont speak thai your not gonna get the deals from everyone) i wish i could go ! thailand seems like it would be way too cool! LOVE TAY!

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