Thi and Bobby McGee (Minus Bobby McGee)

We went to Phu Quoc and visited Ms. Thi and Kevin. It was fun. We snorkeled, got some minor sun burns and Sofia had a breakout because of the sunscreen she used. It was traumatic for all of us.

Diep took photos too close to peoples' faces for them to be in focus. This is Sofia returning the favor.

HEAR ME: WOW!

Wow!

Kevin is still chewing his nails.

I'm assuming there are some retractable genitals somewhere in there. That shark isn't just for show, I mean.

Tentacle baby gets some groin rubs.

We went on this wooden rollercoaster, later. It was pretty fun. It was called wooden snake or something like that.

This was the view from that space doughnut. As you can see, this island is fucked. Totally corporate.

This dog was really cute.

Ms. Thi's restaurant in Phu Quoc.

Also Ms. Thi's restaurant in Phu Quoc.

Sofia and I chilling out around Thi's area of commerce. She's a mogul in Phu Quoc.

Some of the islands around Phu Quoc are largely untouched. Some of them are super fucked up.

I have a lot of faith in Vietnamese construction. I'm also hoping this was constructed by an out-of-country firm.

Sofia, Darren, Diep, Kevin and I took the gondola over to the island. It was fun!

Sofia went to bed; the rest of us stayed up, played cards and shot the shit. Diep, D-Dawg and Kevin.

Chau chilling at New World. We crashed their beach.

Old guy nap-time.

The square where Thi does biz.

Diep is getting excited to go to the states.

Kevin's actually doing really well. It's good to see him flourishing and happy!

Kevin isolated himself from the group. He was considering selling some dogs into dog slavery and was having an internal battle. He ended up selling them into a lifetime of canine servitude. But he's a rich man.

D-dawg learned how to snorkel with a quickness.

I diligently used non-chemical sunscreen and it was total bullshit. I got a fucking burn. It could have been worse- so the Ibiza Sun shit I bought at Whole Foods was slightly better than nothing, but fuck those assholes. I followed the directions, even.

Tien in repose.

Boat captain.

Getting old-man body, Charlie. You also look like your barely holding on to your sanity. Maybe like you'd talk to yourself in third person.

A shot off the bow of the ship, we snorkeled over dead coral for hours.

Sofia was happy to be on the island. There's a video, too.

I took 10 photos of this- this was this the one which granted Tien the most dignity. I assure you.

This is the most normal photo I have of Tien. He's a wild man.

A nice photograph- well-lit, people hanging around at different levels. It's a real slice-of-life vibe.

Snorkel Crew 2024

Included because it's the first functioning fountain I've ever seen in Vietnam.

Sometimes it's hard to tell if a massage parlour is a massage parlour or if it's a brothel. Sometimes, it's not.