April Photoblog

Mui Ne is one of the premier spots in Asia for kite-surfing. The cool air blowing off the ocean, mixing with the warmer air from the sand dunes cause a thermal circulation every day like clockwork, which results in an afternoon of blustery conditions perfect for hitching up your kite, strapping on your board and heading out to sea.

Kite-surfer at Mui Ne

April Photoblog

Some repairs on Mui Ne Beach

April Photoblog

I'll make use of this weekend to post three photos of one of my favourite places in Vietnam: Mui Ne. I've posted about this jewel of the south a few times over the years. Check it out here, here and over there. Sadly it's becoming overrun by mulleted or brushcut Russian tourists wearing socks an' sandals, big-name resorts with big name prices, and multistoreyed apartments on the beachfront spoiling the view. I guess that's what happens when you're a country developing at warp-speed with nothing but the bottom line in mind. I still have a real soft spot for the place and I'd advise anyone visiting to spend at least a long weekend here, lying on the beach with a good book, watching the afternoon amble by, sipping on a looong cocktail, watching the kite-surfers and, well, not really doing much else (except the difficult mental exercise of figuring out which awesome seafood barbecue joint to feast at for dinner).

This is how we roll...or choose not to move...for most of the day...in Mui Ne

Mui Ne

This is how we roll...on the weekends. Some pics from Mui Ne.

Weekends

Sarah and I are off to Mui Ne tonight for the weekend. My first visit to Mui Ne last year got off to a bit of an inauspicious start, but hopefully things will run a bit more smoothly this year – none of the coconut typhoon attacks or Wrong Turn hikes at 3 am. Perhaps I can locate Nguyen Van Troi, the Fisher King, but we’ll probably just spend the two days lazing on the beach, soaking up the rays and sipping on pina coladas. Press the “Jealous” button now.

Meanwhile, here are some pics of Ricky, a crazed Australian with delusions of rock stardom we saw in front of Go2 Café last weekend. Christoff actually posed with him in the Chin Chin Chin (999) convenience store whilst he exposed himself quite thoroughly (Ricky not Christoff), but I’ll keep that picture safe for now. Talking about getting to hang out with your wang out, chill out with your dill out, rock out with…you get the idea.