GMT plus seven

Just in case any of you are wondering what the time difference is. My taxi arrives in two hours to take me to the airport where I will get on a plane to Korea. My sister sent me a photo of a card that some of my old students sent me- bless! They are going to be so shocked when I turn up on their doorstep in a couple of days.

And here, in no particular order, are some photos



this is the fish market that we went to before we went to the dunes in Mui Ne. Apparantely the men fish all night and then the women take over to prepare the catch for sale

this is the sunrise that I sat on the beach to watch before the trip



here are the women busy at work

here is my lovely though incredibly hot bungalow

one of the lakes near the dunes

me and one of the kids trying to get us to sled down the sand



the lotus lake in front of the dunes

the red canyon near the beach in Mui Ne



more kids plying their trade on a different dune

a less fishy market



back in Saigon yesterday

the very busy keyboard in the internet cafe

all the stairs I have to walk up to get to my room while my bag gets a lift on an electric winch



the laughable sunburn I got while sitting in the shade (really hope it has gone down by the time I get to Seoul)

And that is your lot for today. I have many more if you are interested!