Conor and I left Saigon bright and early on May 13. We ended up taking another sleeper bus, but during the day not at night. This one was much nicer than our original sleeper bus, and the beds were separated. Honestly, I enjoyed it much more than traveling by a regular bus. I could lie down and get comfy and actually sleep.
We arrived in Mui Ne that afternoon. Mui Ne is a beach town that's full of resorts. It kind of reminded me of Florida or somewhere else in the States. I didn't feel like I was in Vietnam. The biggest thing to do in Mui Ne is kite surfing. Basically you're surfing while holding a kite. Conor and I had no interest in trying this, especially since the water was rough due to the strong winds.
We chose a place we wanted to stay and they ended up being full for that night. However, we booked a room there for the next night and stayed down the street. We laid out in beach chairs provided by our hotel for a while. That night we walked around the town for a bit. We ate not so good Mexican nachos, but then a good Vietnamese dinner down the road. We were exhausted and went to bed nice and early.
The next morning we moved our stuff into the Mui Ne Backpackers hotel, which is where we wanted to stay originally. This place was so nice, owned by an Australian man and his Vietnamese wife. The girl running the front desk was actually from Massachusetts and had just worked teaching in South Korea too (small world). That morning we relaxed on the beach and even ventured into the rough warm waters for a bit. In order to get into the water you walk down steps from hotel. The tide is so high you can't even see the sand. It's so windy by the beach so you don't feel too hot. It was nice and relaxing.
That afternoon we booked a small tour through our hotel. Basically you just pay for a guy in a jeep to drive you around to the touristy spots in town. We went to fairy springs, which was a beautiful walk through nature. You walk through a small stream of warm water. The orange sand surrounds you. It kind of looks like the Grand Canyon (or what I image the color of the Grand Canyon being). Next we saw fisherman's village. Which is just a lookout point of all the fishing boats in the water. Finally we went to the sand dunes. It was nice to walk around for a while and get to see some different parts of town. I know Conor agrees with me when I say my pictures don't do it justice. These spots were quite beautiful.
We had a nice dinner that night. I ate barracuda which was so delicious! Conor had home made pasta which he gladly (?) shared with me. We were off to bed early again this night. Exhausted from a day in the sun and we were leaving for Dalat the next day at 6:30am.
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