A jeep, yet more sand-dunes and a python curry!

Leaving Maria on the beach, Andi, Michelle, Gaby & I rented a jeep and driver for the day to go explore the 'tourist attractions' of Mui Ne. The soundtrack for the drive turned to be a tape with an eclectic collection of songs which ranged from a techno version of George Michael’s 'Careless Whispers' to Whitney Houston’s cover of 'I Will Always Love You.'

The tour took in the following sites:

The Fairy Stream - a bright red stream that is barely a trickle. The highlight is the quicksand that sucks you down to your knees in no time and proves to be a real struggle to release yourself from. Again it was accompanied by two young lads who did absolutely nothing and yet expected money in return. (Didn’t Dire Straits write a song…?)

The Fishing Village - fishing boats and coracles for as far as the eye can see and the source of all of our delicious fresh seafood that we ate everyday. An awesome sight.

The White Sand-dunes - absolutely beautiful! Bright white sand-dunes surrounded by lush green hills and next to a lake. Although the strong winds and bare legs did make for a painful exfoliation!

The Red Sand-dunes - we returned to the red sand-dunes and they were even more of a disappointment after the splendor of the white equivalent. (The little brats were still there and still trying to upset us.)

The Red Canyon - absolutely rubbish! It’s a tiny canyon that’s red and that’s it. The name tells you everything there is to know about it.


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For dinner that night we went to a different, and more expensive, restaurant complete with a truly horrendous 'boy-band' karaoke video playing in the background. It was here that I saw the 'Delicacies Menu' which meant that I had a python curry with rice. It was nothing special - not particularly spicy, the meat was too chewy and it had far too many bones in it. However, I can now scratch python from my list of ‘Foods To Eat Before I Die.’ (Not that it was on the list, or that the list even exists for that matter!)