The Whimsical Wandering Nurse

It has been a very relaxed day, which is nice since I have to go back to work for a three day stretch bright and early tomorrow morning.  I managed to get in a quick run around the park this morning.  Aaron and I met up with his friend from work named Jennifer around two o'clock.  She is from Dallas and actually spent a couple of years as staff at Duke, and now she is here as a traveler.  He met her on his last assignment during the fall, and I had met up with her a couple of times before now.  We met her for lunch at a great burrito joint and then gathered our dogs for a quick trip to the beach.  She has a funny little wiener dog named Piper, and then her roommate has an deaf American bulldog called Leila.  Zuri got along with both of them splendidly, and all three of them ran like crazy on the beach.  It really was good fun.

We then took Zuri home and cleaned her up a bit before heading back out to meet up with Jennifer once again for drinks.  We gathered at one of our favorite pubs on Haight St.  This little bar has an excellent beer list and they make killer Bloody Mary's, so it is definitely high on our list of places to go in the evenings.  Lucky Jennifer will be traveling to Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia in early March, so we loved hearing about her future travel plans.  Of course listening to her itinerary made us itch to get back on the road.  It's been way too long since we have stayed in a hostel!  Anyways, she traveled to several countries in Europe during high school with her choir, but this is her first big international trip free of a tour group.  I can't wait to hear about her travels in southeast Asia!  I have posted a few pictures from our trip last year just to reminisce about the wonderful times we had exploring this part of the world!

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Thailand Market

Looking Rough in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Halong Bay

Halong Bay

Hanoi, Veitnam

Market in Can Tho, Vietnam