6AM I arrive at Nha Trang and got to Richard's place at around 7AM. I met an Austrian fellow Marlon Breuss, who led me to Richard's other shop. He has two. Richard manages a scuba diving shop. Nha Trang's center is littered with them. The internet is free here but the staffs here wash clothes for you at 15,000 VNDs per kilo. I settled on the third floor and then talked to Richard about things to do in Nha Trang.
8AM I walked a little bit around the beach and I was impressed with the coarse, yellow sand and the murky water. My standards have been raisen by the beach at Hoi An. I returned to the scuba shop and asked Richard what I could do around Nha Trang. As a business man, he naturally tried to sell his package, which is $225 for the open water course for 2 days. I had to start the following day since the diving crew leaves at 7AM everyday.
I roamed around and there really was not that much at Nha Trang other than scuba diving. I shopped around and talked to several shops. Finally, I found Turtle Dive. I talked to a guy with an European accent and he said he would do $200 and no less. I then talked to Thanh, who offered me a 10% discount so it was down to $180. Richard was really not negotiating and said he could not even do $200. So I took Thanh's deal.
10PM I slept on the third floor fan room. Well, there is AC but it is "not working". I gathered that Richard offers free housing for the divers and couchsurfing is just another avenue of drawing tourists.
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