So we headed down the beach about 7pm on NYE to Eden, a bar and restaurant on the sand which was hosting a NYE party. For 200,000 VND (a bit less than $20 AUD) we got a BBQ-ed seafood dinner, 2 free drinks and a bonfire and tunes.
At around 10 or 11pm at night the bonfire was lit and people starting lighting lanterns and letting them float into the sky. The AYAD intake 23 (mine) set one off and they were quite magical floating up into the sky and out over the ocean. They were a total fire hazard though, with quite a few people crowding around to take a look and having no control over the direction the lantern, with fire blazing inside, would take.
Then after a 3am swim in the ocean (which was unbelievably warm, like a bath) and a handstand competition (Don't ask) we headed home to bed at about 4:30am in the morning. The next day had been reserved long in advance for finally laying on the beach, getting massages, drinking beer and eating fruit and nothing else. There was some swim-frisbee played in the water and the more athletic people partook in a game of volleyball and some coconut tree climbing (again don't ask).
Up next: HCMC and Cu Chi Tunnels
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