Mui Ne

Last weekend we went to Mui Ne, a beach town about five hours from Ho Chi Minh.  Riding down the strip it looked like any beach town in the US.  Souvenir shop-restaurant-souvenir shop-ice cream- souvenir shop.  All of the rooms at the hotel were little cabanas that were really cute- with a hot shower and comfortable bed =).  We ate lunch and then went to the sand dunes.  The white sand dunes were beautiful and I was so happy to get my feet in the sand.  Every direction you looked there were just mountains of sand. We hiked to the top of one and then ran down after taking a few pictures- so exhilarating.  One thing that bothered me at the white sand dunes was they had ATV rentals available.  The sound of the ATVs struggling up the mountains and the fumes in the air really took away from what could have been a very peaceful place.  On the way back to the hotel we stopped at the red sand dunes, which change color with the sun.  Here we were able to see the beginning of the sunset and no ATVs but a lot more people. 

The next morning I had until about 12:30 before we had to head back to the city.  I woke up at 6:30 to get to breakfast right when it opened at 7.  Right after breakfast I parked myself on a lounge chair watching the waves crash all morning.  It was so relaxing- I read my book, took a nap, and went for a swim.  I didn’t realize how much I missed the ocean until I was there. Even though there was hardly any sun (it would come out for 3 minutes at a time and trick me) I had a great morning of relaxation.

We got on the bus for a long trip back- it took about 7 hours instead of 5.  I felt like I was starting to get a cold so it made the trip a little unbearable.  When we got back I went to the supermarket and picked up cough drops, tea, and honey.  Then I went next store to get pho to go.  I ate my pho and went right to bed.  With the addition of advil all of my remedies made me as good as new by Monday afternoon! Overall another successful weekend trip!

I guess I should mention we also quickly visited a fishing village.  It was very smelly and had many many flies.