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'She definitely carries a lot of baggage with her,' said the actress who plays Megan, JoAnna Garcia, who was in Chicago recently with castmate Brian Hallisay.
Hallisay plays the Bakers' neighbor, Will, who has taken a friendly interest in Megan. Their relationship takes a step forward in coming weeks, and Will helps forge a new 'career path' for Megan, Garcia said.
But when Megan is around family members, her difficult past catches up with her, and 'Megan can't rely on her cutesy attitude and her charm to get by,' Garcia said over lunch at a downtown restaurant.
Like Megan, Garcia brims with unflagging energy and approachable charm. But Megan's cheerful demeanor is usually lost on the spoiled, orphaned Baker sisters, who are being raised by their fearsome grandmother, cosmetics entrepreneur Laurel Limoges (Anne Archer)
So, here, miles from anywhere, plastic drink bottles and candy wrappers floated in the water and washed up on the sand.
A couple of hours later, we were back on board. With a school of silvery jumping fish as our escort, our ship headed northeast toward the Hang Luon grotto, where the Dragon Pearl dropped anchor for the night in the company of several other junks.
Before dinner, we hung out on the chaise longues arrayed on the ship's deck, watching as the peaks surrounding us turned a dusky blue and lights on the neighboring junks twinkled on.
Have kayak, will paddle
We were lucky to have gotten tour guide with disarming charm and deep knowledge of the area's geology and culture, as our guide. He was never far away and always eager for the chance to improve his English.
We were also lucky in our fellow cruisers, an amiable bunch that included some friends. Our two evenings out on the top deck, trading stories and watching night fall, were among the few times I relished being outdoors in Vietnam's blistering heat
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