RosenScruggs Adventures

Hello everyone! So we finally tracked down our camera cable and have uploaded some pictures to Snapfish. Sorry, but we cant figure our how to add them directly to the blog. Anyway, just follow the link below and enjoy: Click here for pictures (you will have to sign up for Snapfish, just takes a sec) More photos and video will come later. We hope you're all enjoying our entries so far and we really love being able to "take" you along with us! Love lots! Danielle and Adam... read more

When we last met our intrepid travelers, they were just concluding 2 hours of kayaking and swimming in Ha Long Bay. It really was a lot of fun, but Danielle pointed out that we should have kayaked somewhere before coming here because "when we get back and kayak on the Potomac now, we'll just think: this scenery sucks. Let's go back to Vietnam." After kayaking and swimming we rested for a couple hours and then were called to dinner. This meal had even more courses than the lunch. I lost count but it was at least 7. The highlight here was fried spring rolls stuffed with pork, rice noodles, and spring onions. They were attached to toothpicks that were speared into a pineapple that was hollowed out and had candles all over it. I forgot to ... read more

So on Saturday, we had been in Ho Chi Minh city for three days and decided it was time to visit a local nonprofit. So at about 2pm, we headed out to the Centre Medical International to avail ourselves of their medical services. Danielle had just had another bad bout of ... whatever she has ... so she figured we better see a doctor. The experience was actually very positive - Danielle got good medical care from a doctor who spoke limited English (in addition to Vietnamese and French) and diagnosed her with an infection of some kind. Fun! He prescribed some antibiotics, an electrolyte tablet, and some anti-nausea medication that is administered in such a way that you ... uh ... cannot throw it up. Including the visit with the doctor, which was 30+ minutes ... read more

So we weren't going to start this blog until we hit Vietnam soil, but since the adventures started here at home already we figured it would be unfair to leave you out of all the fun. For those of you that know us well you will not be surprised to hear that, after running last minute errands, Adam and I arrived at home to BEGIN packing at 8:00pm this evening. This normally wouldn't be a problem, except we leave for Vietnam for two weeks tomorrow morning and we are being picked up at 7:15am (by our dear, dear amazing friend Krista). And of course its not just packing that has to get done, its some last minute cleaning as well. But all in all, nothing too strange, just a normal procrastination night at the Rosen-Scruggs house. ... read more