I'm in 'NAM baby!!!!!

That's right all you adventure seekers, I'm in the heart of communism
here in 'Nam, learning about the 60th anniversary (which is coming up
in 4 days) and trying to figure out what to do with my WAY to short
of time here.

Okay, so I'm not sure what communist is anymore since they vote here
and have competition, and various leaders and free trade, but
whatever, Hanoi is NUTS with honking constantly, traffic like schools
of fish somehow not hitting each other and all sorts of interesting
views on the vietnam (i mean american) war.

I arrived here last nite after a KICK ASS time in Vang Vieng (I
recommend it to anyone and everyone to go). The scenery is amazing,
the caves are OUTSTANDING and you've got to tube and do the flying
fox! (a giant zipline that you ride down and drop into the river).

I went into caves everyday I was there, most had water in them, and
two of them it was just me a light and a travel bud named Pat who
journeyed inside, with no idea where it would go.

The first was a green pool that had a strong current forcing you out
so we had to pull in using the side rocks. (I felt like I was in
Tomb Raider). We were underground for at least 45 minutes, it just
kept going back and back and back.

Another cave had an underground waterfall that you could go past and
find the cave continued for kilometers into the rock. We were
underground here for a couple hours. And yet another you pull
yourself in on intertubes and crawl in the mud (it reminded me of our
caving adventure back in Austin Myque, wish you were here!).

I rented a moto and rode through the beautiful mountain scenery, only
to head back in the rain and the dark, on the pot holed and mud
covered route 13! (ahhh route 13!)

Tomorrow it's off to HaLong Bay for some boating and kayaking, and
tonite i'm going to see some water puppetry... I don't know what it
is, but it is uniquely Viet Nam.

Hope all's well, keep rocking!

Craigo