You have two options for seeing the local sights of Mui Ne, on the back of a moped or slightly safer a jeep. By Jeep I mean a classic jeep, not a fancy 4x4. So setting off in transport more fit for Hannibal out of the A-Team we followed the smell to our first stop the fishing town.
One of the town's main and perhaps only export is fish sauce. You don't need to buy any while staying here, you can absorb it through your skin. Luckily we had missed the main streaming of fish, they were now in the drying phase, the fishing boats (below) idle until tomorrow.
Next stop the lotus lake and white (yellow) sand dunes, all very scenic. After enjoying the view for a few minutes we were commandeered by a persistent 10 year old and dragged up the dune for some boarding.
After negotiating an extortionate rate, which the young mercenary tried to up every few minutes, we got to shoot down the dunes on a very high tech sled. The competition for our $ was tough and on one occasion to make sure I didn't go off on another sled, our guide decided to use me as a surf board and go down the slope with me.
Realising after a few runs that he wasn't going to get any further money from us (despite shouting money, money, money as loud as he could) our guide asked if we could buy him a drink. Sure no problem - he then tried to sell this to another tourist. Cheeky but you have to admire them for it.
Last stop of the morning was the red canyon, rumored to be caused by a volcano (since vanished) provided some excellent photos. The color was incredible, what I had expected Ayers Rock in Oz to look like
Highlights: Do you fish sauce with that?
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