Bliss (Ananda)

One day on the motorbike, the next day should be on foot. So we walked back to our favorite memory lane: the Fairy Stream (Suối Tiên). A small and shallow river that separates a lush and green area from giant sand dunes and sand stones. There are no roads to get there, so one has to walk in the river to see this majestic landscape.



The minute my feet touched the soft red sand and the cool water at ankle height, I knew we would have a wonderful day!  We never got tired of looking at the surrounding, emerged with nature, enjoying and feeling each moment...

The highlight was when we reached a small waterfall that feeds the river! After a long but pleasant walk under the hot sun, I was a child again once standing and soaking myself under the waterfall. Luckily, there were few tourists there and none wanted to stay long so we had the waterfall for ourselves for awhile. My spirit was soaring! I surely felt a state of bliss.

Close by was a small house where they sold snacks and a cool drink (beer for G ;) and let us use a hammock (my birthday gift hint for G). On the way back we took a walking pad along the river between rice fields and palm trees.

After a siesta time, we borrowed a motorbike from the motel owner to visit the Ponashu Chăm Towers,  temples from the Champa Kingdom, built in the late 8th century. We had 1hour to tour the place and that was enough. It was a peaceful place but not impressive as we had already seen the best--Angkor Watt.

The day after was a beach day--going nowhere, just hanging around the beach, did nothing but just BEING ;)

As food is usually good here, we completed each day with a delicious dinner. Does that sound like a great vacation so far to you?

We were tempted to move on to Hoi An (another favorite place) but we didn't want to travel for 20 hours plus to get there; why bother as everything is great here, so we decided Mui Ne would be the last leg before returning to Ho Chi Minh city to fly home.

Twelve days and counting....time flies when you have a good time!