We are in Costa Rica now...in Ocotal beach staying with some friends in their condo. Not a bad place. I was not able to do the hydrofoil in Nicaragua, but heard in was great....as long as the lake was not too rough!
Looks like I will have to head back to Hainan and check it out in more detail...what a tough job to have to do! ;-)
Craig
well craig...if the crowds of hawaii were too much for you then think again about hainan island...all the east coast of china is crowded...
...actually the russina fast attack troop carrier hydrofoil was better than conventional boats in rough or calm waters...just like the old hawaiin hydrofoil...remember that short experiment craig...couple of decades ago...was cool to do once...then back to hawaiian or aloha airlines in navigating the islands..
remember the convertible airline that made it minus one flight attendant?
Craig did you ever travel inland in Hainan?
When I went I was part of a convoy of 5 off the road vehicles. A Chinese friend of mine had asked me along. I was the token foreigner. It was a great trip, well planned and my Chinese friends were great adventurers.
After climbing the mountain I was so exhilarated that I went down in no time and went to the wine house at the base of the mountain to partake of a variety of wines one for health one for beauty and wines for other virtues. I ordered half health and half beauty.
As you all know it is great to travel with the locals but better with one with a sense of adventure. I have had quite a few adventures with my Chinese friend, the best person I have ever travelled with.
He has a terrible sense of direction perhaps that is why he loves climbing mountains just up and down but getting lost together we found amazing places. Unlike our western male counterparts he is not at all fazed about asking directions.
Germuno, did you mean Sanya? Thanks for the update on the trains
rabble...funny about asking directions...i'm a male who loves to ask travel directions even when i know where i'm at just for the conversations that may ensue...but then i'm a retired peddler & that's what we do best
...& yes i meant sanya about the termius of the train south that i jumped on in beijing a few months ago...a 2 nite journey...love china's trains...did 21,000 kilometers of them with my double entry of 3 months each...19 trains counting the short 431kilometer an hour maglev in shanghai...very much worth the $10 round trip...especialy when passing the return train enroute...like a sonic boom
...just days before doing the sanyo train i inquired about where to stay in haikou on the north end of the island... on this thread... as it arrives in the wee hours of the morning & somebody responded with that piece of info about it continuing on to sanya...
...incidentally i stayed at i think the blue skies hostel..could be wrong on that name...it like most all chinese hostels was a very friendly place...staff & owners speak english like most chinese hostels...
...they have a vip card for a massage that was the best legitimate massage i've ever had in my life...$2us...amazing 55 minutes of professional laying of the hands from head to toe...2 bucks...wow
...sanya incidentally has lots of russians...many signs in mandarin, english & russian...
...you're no doubt right rabble about getting together with locals for the best experiences...always the highlight for me...in haikou they threw a surprise 64th birthday party for me...a fashion show...