| An Underwater Adventure | Monday |
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | January 21, 2008 |
So when I say "Vietnam" what do you think of?
Tropical paradise right?
No? That's not what you thought of? Oh! Well then you're in for a surprise, because on the coast of Vietnam you will find a totally amazing tropical getaway. White sandy beaches, huge waves, coconut trees. The works.
And with that comes some pretty cool scuba diving and snorkeling in the South China Sea.
Yes! It's true!
Now Rob is a certified scuba diver, but I have asthma, which is pretty much a no-go when it comes to that. So we decided we'd go snorkeling. It was my first time, and I was completely blown away. Like, my mind was blown. I couldn't believe that just swimming along the surface I was going to see tons of fish and coral. It was amazing. And we got a really awesome video of it all, so here you go!
That sound you hear while we're underwater is the sound of the fishes eating up the coral. The visibility wasn't fantastic, since we're here right at the end of the rainy season, but as you can see we still saw a lot and were really happy about it.
And our souvenir? Some really really bad sunburns :( We're definitely in a bit of pain today, and slathering on the aloe and whatnot, and hopefully we'll recover soon. But of course, we still think it was totally worth it!
Category: Adventures
Tags: coral, nha trang, snorkeling, south china sea, travel, tropical fish, vietnam, wildlife
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Lauren: Hey Michael! We were using our Canon G7 (which is pretty much the same as the G9, but a couple MP smaller and no RAW mode). Which is sad, but oh well! And we just wrapped it in a plastic bag.......Kidding! Yeah we ordered an underwater housing from B&H, it was about $200 and totally worth it! ( 2008-01-24 21:13:08 )
Michael Shandro: That's AWESOME! Are you shooting that with a Canon G9? Do you have special underwater housing for your camera? ( 2008-01-23 11:22:34 )
Rob: Hey Merissa! We did see quite a ton of different fish and some cool looking coral. But we didn't see any sharks or loch ness monsters or anything. When I was scuba diving in Thailand and Australia I saw turtles and friendly sharks but those must be a little deeper than snorkeling depth! ( 2008-01-21 05:43:02 )
Merissa : Wow! I love the underwater footage! Remarkable fish! Have you guys seen quite a bit of different sea creatures? ( 2008-01-20 22:59:20 )