Herding Canadian Idols
I was just saying to a young Viet-man today (who didn't understand a word mind you) that Hanoi will either kill me or I will kill it.
Plain and simple, we have spent more time here than is truly necesary, and still we hold ground awaiting a window of escape. I'll avert the details for now, as to not bore the faithfull reader to tears.
Instead I write today about the herding of sheep!
Yes we have just returned from a three day excursion to Ha long Bay. This quaint litle Unesco sight is now totally overrun by tour groups from Hanoi, making the only feasible way to see her beauty a little annoying to say the least. Itineraries are very important to these demons!

On the upside, yesterday we woke up on a quaint little ocean cruiser, we ate three square meals all consisting of rice, tofu, squid, and springys and we climbed a beautiful mountain in the middle of a rainforest, where I sweat more sweat than I thought this body could muster.
On the jagged mountain climb both Brant and I sustained minor finger injuries which means a major lack of Guitar playing...but we worship HO CHI CARROTOP like an idol even when not strumming her golden stringies.

TAKI! AChrohn!

We also managed to stay in the best of our hotel rooms yet, I can't help but think that when I lisped we would like an ocean view to the angry little bellboy that he thought it would be some torture to give us what we wanted.
So, following yesterday's awesome news (re: ged's future (re: Old school life)) we sat on the fifth floor balcony overlooking the fishing boats in the Bay, while the sunset over the mountains with a rum in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
makes up for the constant barking and bossing of some very unclean Vietnamese tour-boys. I see your ladies underthings Tuan! and don't think we aren't still going to hand in the survey that you were so displeased with reading and tore out of your little man purse.
Canadian Idol threats are still very threatening.
- posted by Combine Harvester @ 3:46 AM