Nha Trang is right on the beach but the sand is not as nice as we saw in Thailand; it is a bit more grainy and is surrounded by touts trying to sell you stuff while you hang out. We decided to get our Open Water Diving certification and spent the next 4 days learning. We scuba dived for 3 out of the 4 days - one day was learning in a pool that made your hair feel so bad that you had to wash it at least 4 times to feel somewhat normal - I don't want to know what they put in it! We had a German girl named Stef as an instructor who was from Berlin. When we were in Cambodia we met a couple that was from there but instead of saying they were from Berlin, they emphsasied they were from East Berlin - so we had to ask about the difference. Apparently the East feels that all good jobs go to people from West Berlin and West Berlin feels all their money is going to East Berlin. A vicous cycle that continues.
The diving here is nice but it made us a little upset we didn't dive in Dahab, Egypt because the visibility is so much better there. But we did see tons of different fish (thousands of puffer fish), a huge seaturtle eating at the bottom of the sea, a baracuda, etc. I was dying to see a seahourse but never got my wish. Overall the town is pretty relaxed. It rained almost everyday we were here - naturally except the day we leave. We are taking a night bus to Hoi An where we will spend the Christmas holiday.
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