Rainy and grey in Mui Ne

Chris and I are in Mui Ne, a seaside resort a few hours from Saigon for our last days together before he returns to England on Monday. We arrived yesterday lunchtime and went about in search of a hotel with a friendly American man we met on the coach. We found one quite easily and spent the rest of the day having a leisurely lunch and then relaxing by the pool. Periodically, our American friend would pass by us and let us know what he had just seen while exploring up and down the strip on a hired motorbike, and we would nod and smile, looking up at him from our sun loungers. Today we find ourselves in a beach bar looking out at the grey sea and listening to the rain dripping from the leaves of Palm trees. Earlier we hired bikes and set out for a couple of kilometres looking for an attractive part of the beach, but turned back when it started to spit with rain. It is looking like we'll go for a massage or something today, a preferable alternative to sitting in our hotel room waiting for the miserable weather to pass. Mui Ne has two large areas of sand dunes, one white and the other startlingly red. We are thinking of taking a tour tomorrow to see them, and a few other attractions, by jeep, weather permitting. In fact, we are even considering taking a tour that begins at 4.30am to see the sun rise over the white dunes! I hope the rain will die down, at least.