Cat Ba Island
Again, not a lot to report from Cat Ba other than it had a beautiful beach and I played volley ball for the first time. We stayed one night on the island and spent most of the day at the beach with our other boat guests.
It was Europeans versus the Chinese and I’m pleased to report that we kicked their asses. They are absolutely mad – every time their player missed a crucial volley, they he knelt down while the rest booted him in the ass – strange.
As an example of how silly they are just look at the last photo – they did provide entertainment for all which was good and it was all in good humour.
Beach volleyball is where it’s at.
Aylesbury is where the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of Buckinghamshire. Where the medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace, piss in door ways and sick on paths, Asian pace, a Dahl museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather than bulldozing through like many of the region’s towns Aylesbury is where imagination sadly becomes a gloomy reality (lonely Planet).