We arrivd in Mui Ne well before kick off for the All Blacks game. The surf school/pub/cafe next door was advertising the game out front so we thought we were sorted. Turns out that for some reason the game wasn't broadcasted by the regular channel and no other pubs in the area had the correct channel, so the end result was that our 5:40am wake up call was in vain. However, it was good to arrive at midday as we had the rest of the day to walk round. We found a cool resort that would let us swim in their pool if we spent 200,000d at their restaurant. The service was comical - firstly we ordered Siagon Red and they bought a Green. I askd for no tomato in my baguette and it came with tomato. We ordered baguettes that were to come with a servng of fries - the fries didn't turn up on the plate. We told them they didn't give us fries so they did bring a bowl out to us but then charged them as a side of fries on the final bill. We also ordered spring rolls that never came. After all this poor service we just wanted to leave, and we hadn't spent enough money for a swim anyway!
That night we ate a very local restuarant popular with families. I ordered sweet and sour pork and I couldn't eat it. I have never had sweet and sour sauce made with chunks of fresh tomatoes - gross!
When we woke up the sun was shining so we headed to the sun loungers at our back packers. We swam in the sea which was so warm and alternated this with a bit if sunbathing, then a swim when we got hot.
By midday the tide was coming in so we decided to walk around the beach before the tide got too high. We walked past many nice resorts along the beach front but we couldn't find anywhere to gain access up to the road. In the end we just casually strolled through a resort to get to the road and look for some lunch. When we saw we were nearly at the end of town we remembered there was a Czech brewery so we carried on walking until we got there for lunch. When we first saw it in lonely planet we thought it was too far away but we were amazed at how far down the beach we had walked - guess we didn't notice how far we had walked.
We also didn't notice how sunburnt we were getting! From sunbathing and walking along the beach I got really burnt and today I have been feeling rather sorry for myself. Luckily the weather has been rather rubbish today so we have mostly been indoors. The cafe next door makes lovely coffee. Nath was hoping to play some mini put but it hasn't worked out with the rain. Tomorrow we have booked a bus to Nha Trang - the beach capital of Vietnam.
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