Art382: Alterantive Photograph Processess, 3 credits.
At 8am our private car will take us to Cua Dai Beach where we'll board a boat to the islands. After about an hour, we'll reach the first dive site where coral reefs are from 2 meters depth up to 23 meters and very suitable for both snorkeling and diving. We can then snorkel near th cliffs under the control of the crew. Life jackets will be provided if needed. Later, we go to a tropical beach of the main island where we have lunch under coconut rees. Lunch will be prepared by the crew based on fresh foods and include cold drinks. Afternoon will be free for lazing on the beach, exposing the cyanotypes with digital negatives and photographing. We camp and spend the night in the tents on the island. This will be a good palce for Star trail shots and night photography.
Cham island (Cu Lao Cham), a group of islands, is 25 Km off the Hoi An shoreline. The islands are home to an abundance of plants and animals. The remains of ancient residencts existing 3000 years ago have been discovered recently as well as the archaeological remains of a hydro-agriculture system and trace of natural trade with foreigners from the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.
A lifeguard will be continuously on duty in case of accidents. We are obliged to follow the lifeguard's instructions. Life jacket are available-we will be advised to wear one on the boat and in the water. If we ignore safety directions, Haivenu Guides cannot be held liable for resulting damage/injury.
24 Jan 2009 11:18pm outside of Hoi An
Alrights, so I've been slacking for a few days. A lot has been going on.
S went to the hostipal...P is with her. We had a group talk with her and we kinda seemed to get through to her, but I don't know.
Since she's been with S, we have bee without her for days, which as lifted to group's tension severly. Today is Saturday, she won't be back with us until Wed. at this point.
Hoi An has been great, although very tourist centered. We all did a lot of shopping and wandering around the small town. It honestly reminds me of every other beach town I've been too which feels a litte silly but is just as comforting and still interesting and enjoyable. We've all been taking it pretty light on the shooting too. We got up yesterday morning for our scheduled dawn shoot, which was a waste of time. Then we got used by Reaching Out by shooting their products because their pro bailed on them. That was long and frustating.
We were suppossed to go spend the night at an island today, but the weather was bad and it wasn't safe to travel by boat, which was fine by me considering boats=death.
So from this point on, we have no P, no guides and nothing scheduled until our flight to Dalat in 4 days. It's pretty sweet. It will be nice to chill and get some work done. Unfortunately, it rained all day and is suppossed to rain basically until we leave for Dalat. We'll see what happens. Either way, we'll have a good time and get wasted for the Lunar New Year.
Looking back...
Yea, that journal entry sums it up.
That afternoon we also went to see some Cham ruins: it rained and I refused to buy a poncho and the tour guide told me I was dumb and stubbon. All true. We were also warned not to wander off the paved road because there are still active mines in the area. There are only a fraction of the ruins that were once there due to the Vietnam war.
And the boat almost made me puke...and it made Natallie pray...again.
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