Even though I slept under a mosquito net and wore 100% DEET, I managed to get bit a bit too many times. Within 48 hours, I have discovered 8 bites in total. There is a girl on my trip from Colorado. She simply said, gee, I hope you don’t get malaria. If she wasn’t so sweet, I would probably tell her she is a schmuck. Luckily, this great Aussie gal told her she is an idiot for saying it, so I didn’t have to say anything. Half the people on my trip are taking Malaria pills; yet there is no indication it is necessary or common in Vietnam… My African roommate thinks it’s hilarious and actually ridiculous. On with the tour, we take a small boat (3/boat) on a ride back to the bigger boat in
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