From 10/29
Today we woke up when we wanted to at about 9-9:30. We didn't really have any plans for Mui Ne except to chill at the beach and enjoy the water. There are a couple things we wanted to see because Lonely Planet tells us to.
We of course got a motorbike for the trip and headed to where we thought was beach. There are literally resorts everywhere here! Any beach is owned by a resort I kid you not. One spot we thought was public access was actually just owned by the resort across the street. We should have made up our room number. We rode up and down the main drag and could only find one small plot of beach that was available.
Needless to say it wasn't a bad spot. There aren't really and bad spots. We got really hot really quickly and then jumped in the water. The water here is perfect! It's warm, but not so hot that you don't want to be in it. It's like cold bath water and it feels amazing! Cools you down just enough but it's warm enough to stay in the forever (or until you get pruney).
When we rented the motorbike our host asked if we could do him a favor and be back on the property at 2:30. He's having a local newspaper lady come by to talk to him about being an Airbnb host. She wanted to be able to talk to guests so we reluctantly said sure. So after a couple hours of beach we headed to grab some Banh My and back to our bungalow. We ate on our front porch and enjoyed the peaceful property.
The host and the news lady came up shortly after and asked us questions about Mui Ne, the specific property, the food, and the sights in the area. We had only been to the beach so far, so it made us sound kind of lame. However, there were a couple sights we knew we wanted to see that our host had recommended.
Once they freed us, we headed off to Ferry Spring. It was the number two "thing to do" on trip advisor so I had high expectations, and I think it met them. It's such a unique land form/waterway.
You take your shoes off and walk all the way down the creek. It's about one kilometer long and runs into the ocean. The coolest part is the color of the water, and the softness of the sand. It's not like a typical creek where you could step on something sharp, because everything around it is just sand (compared to sticks, old railroad metal, etc.). Along with the red sand there were some beautiful land all along the way.
(More detailed view of what the rock looks like)
We didn't walk all the way down to the ocean because we were in a time crunch. The sun was starting to go down (sets around 5:30 here) so we headed to the old fishing village for the sunset. It was gorgeous!
There were so many boats in the water it was crazy. You could see all the fisherman and women getting into there boats and prepping their nets for the night fish. It's wild to think that Mui Ne used to be a small fishing town and has now turned into a huge resort town.
Once the sun set we hurried back to the bungalow before it got too dark. We grabbed a snack on the way as an appetizer before dinner. It was some pancake with egg and veggies in it washed down with some Bia Siagon. We headed over to the Strawberry Restaurant (just a name, they didn't have berries) and had some delicious kabobs. The sun tired us out along with the beer so we headed back and didn't even write. We read for a short bit and called it a night.
The heat is nice to have as long as there's water to jump in. We're thoroughly enjoying the heat here, but know it will get interesting when we're in Saigon...
"Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost."
- Erol Ozan
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