Mui Ne

We got a 5 hour comfy "sleeper" bus ride from HCM City to Mui Ne on the coast ($9).

It is obvious we are here in the down season- the place is geared up for the hoardes, but feels quite empty. Although there are a few Russians about with their families. We only stayed a night and wouldn't recommend the place to anyone.

We hired a motorbike for an afternoon to drive the coast and check out the famous red sand dunes.

I had my first dip in the South China Sea. There were some small waves about with kids surfing.

We spent the evening at an enormous beach side bar where we were pretty much the only patrons for a few hours. We therefore had direct access to the house musician to request some Purple Rain.