Jan 31 & Feb 1- Mui Ne

We have been dragging our heels a bit in terms of moving on to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) (previously known as Saigon). It’s peaceful here and we enjoy hanging out on the beach with our young friends Kiki and Andy and one year old Lino when we walk that way in the afternoon. And we know Ho Chi Minh City will be loud and busy, although interesting too.

Yesterday our goal was once again to find a laundry and my goal was to finally swim in the ocean. After leaving our laundry we wandered to the kite surfing shady spot on the beach and relaxed and later Kiki, Andy and Lino arrived. Andy later went out kite surfing and I swam in the ocean and played with Lino a bit.

Today, February 1st, we started out slow due to stomach concerns but still walked a mile or so in new direction  and found a lovely beach and some interesting wall art.

After a cooling swim in the pool and lunch we found what we thought was a pharmacy but was actually a doctor’s office and pharmacy. Dirk was diagnosed and given five different medicines to cure his digestive problems… for $35!

We found Andy, Kiki and Lino at the beach – we were sorry we had missed their kite surfing earlier. After a while we headed to their favorite dinner spot where I again had veggie Pho (4 people, $10) and later said our goodbyes since we are traveling in the morning. We were lucky to have been able to enjoy their company!