Sanya!

During our first full day in Sanya, Cathy and I took the bus to one of the the 3 major beaches in Sanya.  We went to Dadonghai Bay, the beach that was closest to the downtown area.

For reasons that elude me, there are a lot of Russian tourists in Sanya.Cathy and I stopped at a Russian restaurant that looked out over Dadonghai Bay.  I had borscht and dark beer.

Our first hotel, Sanya Jia Cuo.  It overlooked the water in an isolated area of town.

The next day, we went to another beach called Yalong Bay.  It was lined by posh hotels with clean washrooms.  Unfortunately, it rained a bit. We got our jeans soaking wet and ate at an outdoor barbecue joint instead of a hoity-toity hotel lobby restaurant.

After Yalong, Cathy and I ate and drank at the Dolphin Bar, as suggested from my friend Stephanie.  It was like a sports bar from back home! We even met up with a bunch of my colleagues from Wuhan!

Dolphin Bar's American food was EXCELLENT.