Heavenly Mui Ne

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Well, I reconfirmed my love for SE Asia at the beautiful Mui Ne Beach in south Vietnam. We took a bus (by Sinh cafe, which has been excellent to travel by) from Hoi An to Nha Trang, and then Nha Trang down to Mui Ne. As we traveled along, it was cool to see the change in landscape. The north has been nothing but jungle, but as we moved south it was more desert-like. All the plans got smaller, and was soon just shrubs and palm trees. Nha Trang is the biggest beach destination in Vietnam... growing like crazy, like everywhere else in Vietnam. Beachside high-rises everywhere, although I have heard that they are running out of money. We transferred buses for the 5 hr ride from Nha Trang to Mui Ne and arrived in Paradise. Beachside bungalows, beachfront cafes, surf shops, and fruit smoothies galore. We stayed at a lovely little hotel called Sunsea Resort. Our room opened up to the oval pool framed by bouganvellia (spelling?) and was just a few meters from the beachfront. The weather was perfect. It was about 80 degrees with a nice breeze the whole time. The sand didn't burn my feet, the wind was enough for the kitesurfers, and I didn't get sunburned at all. Aaahhhh. Much better from the drizzly Hoi An weather, as well as better than the humid afternoons we will soon be experiencing in Singapore. Every morning our hotel had an amazing 5-course breadfast. Baguettes with jam, fresh fruit (not just cantelope and watermelon - we had mango, dragonfruit, several others) banana crepes, omlettes, it was so good. Our days pretty much consisted of walking on the beach, swimming in the sea and the pool, deciding where to have dinner, eating dessert on the beach... so relaxing. Although I do have to say that Thailand is still my favorite country. People are always trying to exorbitantly overcharge you, and hassle you for motorbike rides. I also do not love the constant sound of car/motorbike horns. We left Mui Ne Thursday afternoon and stayed in Saigon for one night before we flew out. We have now arrived back in Singapore, refreshed and ready to celebrate Chinese New Year! Raymond has two friends coming out to visit for a couple weeks, Kevin and Pierre. New Year's Eve is Monday night, and his family will have a big party here at the house. I uploaded some videos - I hope they work. We are off now for a run on the beach before we have dinner. Love to all, and I'll blog again after New Year.

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Photos

Rest Stop
This was our "rest stop" from Nha Trang to Mui Ne. Nice view, huh!! It was like this the whole bus ride down. Highway 1 would make a beautiful road trip if you dare drive in Vietnam

Pool;
This was the view from the patio of our room

Pool at night
ahh.... it was every bit as beautiful as the pictures... the birds and butterflies flying through the flowers

Sunrise
The fisherman were out in these little basket-boats

Sunrise
Lots of action at the beach at sunrise

More sunrise action
he he

Jenn in her happy place
You can see all the kitesurfers in the background

The view from our beach chairs
We sat here under the shade of the palm trees reading......

Pathway to paradise
Our hotel had beautiful gardens too. This is the path leading out to the beach

Comments

[Earleen]

videos work
Hi, Jenn and Raymond! What a heavenly adventure you must be having. Thank you for sharing it with us . . . and the videos do work. Keep having a great time! And, Happy New Year! Earleen

[Bre]

Lovin it!!
Jenn I am loving your pictures and your journals. I feel like I am there with you. Your photos are soooo romantic and awesome! I loved the video of the baby fern - kind of freaky to think that you're in the mIDST of Little Shop of Horrors. Thank God they didn't break into song! Cheers my friend - Happy freakin New Year! love to you both, Bre

[Jenn's MOM]

wonderful photos
Hi Jenn and Raymond, Who are those happy, relaxed people in the photos? I am glad you have been having such a good time. Happy New Year to everyone in Singapore!