Phu Quoc Island

We were reaching the end of our Vietnam stay and were desperately hanging out for some good beaches. Apart from the tiny strip of sand in Ha Long Bay, it had been nearly two months since we were on a beach.  So we flew south to Phu Quoc Island, and swapped the busy city for sleepy island life. Spanning 50km from top to bottom, we based ourselves on the west coast on Long Beach.  Every night brought a spectacular new sunset.  

Sunset on Phu Quoc Island

The beach was long (no pun intended) and waveless.  If the floating jellyfish didn't scare people out of the water, the swimming monkey might have. She was a tame three year old female who spent hours splashing around in the shallow water with various tourists. She was a surprisingly strong swimmer.

Water Loving Monkey

We wandered north to the little town of Duong Dong, a sad site with lots of litter lying around. Without much to see or do we happily returned to our sun loungers.

Duong Dong, Phu Quoc Island

The end of the day bought cooler weather (although the water remained warm enough to swim all night), and we sat outside with our toes in the sand eating dinner at the water's edge.  There was plenty of locally caught seafood on offer displayed in a colorful wooden boat.

BBQ Boat

Our Phu Quoc stay was a great way to spend the last of our visa limited days in Vietnam.  When it was time to leave, we caught the ferry to Ha Tien, and a bus on towards the Cambodia border.  It was time to watch the sun set in a new country.

Another Sunset on Phu Quoc Island