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Published: April 4th 2012
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The day has started out cool, overcast and rainy. Oh dear where has all the sunshine gone? Boarding a bus for a 5 hr, 200 kms journey. This will be our last chance to sight see another small pocket of Vietnam. When your looking for beaches Mui Ne will be the one most travelers will mention. Best known for the red sand dunes, Fairy Stream, a few historic temples and fresh seafood.
The weather has deteriorated and it is bucketing down, as we get closer the bus starts dropping people off at their hotels all along the coast, this bus will then continue onto Nha Trang. Finally our stop, checking in is once again a simple process, we have a great little bungalow right next to the pool, how great is that? The beach is just 20 mtrs away, oh so close its perfect.
The storm is making a mess of the beach front, washing up all the rubbish that has been long buried over the past years, making the shoreline look like a rubbish tip. Much of the rubbish is discarded sea shells, fishing nets, bits of clothing, empty coconuts, plastic bottles and bags etc. Not a great
look.
Day 2 - As the next day begins the sky is startng to show glimpses of sunlight. The sea is settling down and less destructive. Much of the sand has been washed away from some of the resorts and there staff can be seen digging and filling wheel borrows and slings with sand to relocate back closer to the resort beach wall.
Even though the beach is less then pretty, many tourist are braving the surf for a early morning dip. There seems to be a lot of Russians holiday here, and it is also very noticeable that the food menu's are also written in Russian.
Walking along the beach there are many locals sifting through the beach rubbish, some are collecting shell, bottles and old palm leaves. Fisherman are returning from there early morning sea trip, bringing in there catch. On a closer look they have caught shrimp (small to very large), jellyfish, eel, fish of various types, squid and crabs. These are sorted into groups, which they later go through keeping what is eatable, throwing away all else.
One old lady is sitting on the beach with a knife in hand removing the
vain from old palm leaves of each leaf, this will be turned into hand brushes used to sweep floors, another lady is collecting bottles and cans for recycling, I'm not sure where or what type of recycling, but must be a means of a small income, as this is not an uncommon sight throughout Vietnam.
You are not bothered by touts (sellers), the little ladies selling pearls, set up down on sand just above the tide, laying out all their collectiong of pearls, jade and other stones waiting for tourist to show an interest and then start the art of bartering, finally settle on a price for their purchase.
Squeezed between resorts you can see little blue plastic tarp shacks, these on closer inspection are used for massages. I must say they are very small and the location is less then desirable. What are they thinking????
Day 3 - The sun is back with a vengeance and we are certainly making the most of our swimming pool, it is so clean, blue and refreshing. The jet skis and wind surfers are out taking advantage of the sea breeze, the surf is rather flat, so no body surfing
to be seen. The beach water is slowing returning to a blue colour, but the beach itself is still littered each morning with rubbish.
Our last day before returning to Ho Chi Minh City. Pick up 1pm.
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