Today we left Mui Ne after a very short visit! We arrived yesterday afternoon and found the hotel we wanted to stay in. Lucky for us they had vacancy! I was a bit nervous just showing up in a city without reservations (just because we have never done it before) but it all worked out. we had a room that was practically on the beach, you walked out the door and took about 10 steps and you were on the sand. Only for $15 USD a night (for 2 people) with A/C! So CHEAP! The beds were a bit painful on our backs though :)
As soon as we dropped our bags off in our room we went onto the beach. The sand was so nice and white, and holy was the water was ROUGH! Mui Ne is a kiteboarding haven and the water was just full of them!!! We had about 15 right out infront of our beach chairs, and in total there was more than I could count up and down the beach! It was fun to watch them. Lots of Aussies, one was even living (by the looks of it) in our hotel directly on the beach giving kite lessons. What a life he has! After about an hour on the beach this WILD storm rolled in...these black clouds just came in out of nowhere! It was really cool to watch. Once it started to rain we relocated to our little balcony to watch the storm.
Today we spent the morning on the beach and I went for a swim (it was less rough in the morning) and then caught a bus in the afternoon to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). It would have been nice to stay longer but we are running out of time in Vietnam! It was a long ride, with a family of sick people (with a crying/screaming baby) behind us. All I have to say is that they don't cover their mouths/noses here when they cough or sneeze...perfect.
We havent seen much of Saigon thus far, but one thing I can tell you is that it is a MASSIVE city. Our hotel is down this little sketchy alley...it is so narrow and packed full of people, motos, shops, etc. We even saw a house that was no bigger than 5ftx5ft (literally a closet) with a toilet and kitchen on the main and a ladder going upstairs to a bedroom...pretty wild.
Tomorrow we are going to explore the city more and organize a trip to the Mekong Delta. It is crazy to think that we have almost been here 3 weeks and that our 'vacation' is nearly over. We start work on the 26th!
Will write again soon!
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