Missives from a Portland Foodie - Food, Wine, Music, Movies, Books, Life. Sunday, March 22, 2009. The evening began with rangpur. Farm had plenty of limes for both drinks and dessert. For snacks, baby carrots and radishes. While waiting for the water to boil, we drank a bottle of the 07 Reverdy.

Meal planning for a week at a time. This year it was not the traditional turkey-holiday meal. Yummy! Sweet Potatoes with mini-marshmallows. Choice of Wine or Milk. Even in Death, She Brought Life. Even in death, she brought life. So even in her death, she still is pointing souls to Calvary! .

After our trip to Sapa, we rested for a day in Hanoi, then took a bus to Halong Bay. The three hour drive through the countryside of Vietnam was one of the highlights of the trip. Once we arrived, we boarded our Junk boat which we toured the bay and the caves. We had our meals on the boat and even stayed on the night on the boat. Traveling with Mom and Aunt Linda. After a few days in Hanoi, we took the overnight train to Sapa Vietnam.