Lunch & dinner aboard Hai Phong #8: fish w/ ginger, shrimps (w/heads: see BDM enjoying a shrimp head at right), stir fried beef with veggies, fried pork, fried squids.
BDM – Great meal to power up for our kayaking excursion (we took home first place!) Seafood was super fresh and super tasty. It was so relaxing to be out on the water, away from the hustle & bustle (video) of Hanoi (well, almost...)
Dinner: After a killer day – and a beautiful sunset to top it off – dinner was great. Crunchy/crispy spring rolls were outstanding, as was the fried fresh fish. Picked up a bootleg, err...copy of 'The Wire' (seasons 1-4) in Hanoi, so after watching the full moon rise, we were anxious to adjourn to our cabin to catchup on the crime/drug scene in Baltimore.
JM – Fine dining on the Hai Phong #8 for sure. Nothing beats a meal of fresh seafood and a tiger beer aboard a junk boat floating around Ha Long Bay. After a few days of cold, crappy Hanoi weather, it was great to get out into some fresh air. The weather cleared up just in time for our cruise and it was quite enjoyable.
Dinner was well earned after BDM and I tested our teamwork skills kayaking around the bay. We may not be able to play well together on the same volleyball team anymore, but we can kayak up a storm! The dinner was ngon lam (very tasty). Nothing too out of the ordinary, but the quality was quite good. So good in fact, that I didn't even realize that I haven't had dessert in days! A huge feat for those who know me and my addiction to processed sweets!
5 comments:
the presentation of food makes it look even more appealing! As I sit in my apartment while the city of Baltimore is shut down (due to a 1/2 of snow and some sleet..ridiculous), I would do anything to switch places to be laying on the poop deck of the junk boat!
ps...you should send the Wire my way once you guys watch it so I can see the ins & outs of the city that i've grown to love :) Have fun!
The trip on the junk boat must have been reminiscent of cruising Lake Ontario on Gaelic Five and Liebshun! Seriously, great pictures --reminded Dad and I of our boat trip on Milford Sound, NZ. Glad you got some kayaking practice -- you can advise us on a kayak purchase for the lake house.
We are sooooo enjoying sharing this trip with you both through the blog, pictures and videos....
It is sooo much fun to check in on the the two of you. I would not normally spend too much time checking in on a blog but I find myself anxiously awaiting your next post. Eveything from food to kayaking has been amazing to see and hear about. Have fun!
Ok, so I took the time to actually read the words instead of just looking at pictures, but what exactly are those orange things under the fish picture? I need captions. By the way, any chance you can get me a "copy" of season 2 and the finale of EXTRAS? Also, if SE Asia is one of the places they donated the Patriots Undefeated 19-0 clothing, I'd like a t-shirt, as I'm still laughing about them losing, sorry BDM. Thanks in advance, Jess. Jeff
By the way, really fun blog. Have a great trip. Does it put Thanh Long and PPQ to shame?
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