We woke up and decided to have a fairly chilled day, so we went out and checked out the local sights and yet more shops! The weather was fairly grey but we managed to spend a very pleasant day just pottering around and deciding what else we could do whilst in this area. We decided that tomorrow we would head to the beach as it was only around 4 km away and we were keeping our fingers crossed for slightly better weather!

We woke up fairly handy and we not deterred by the ominous grey sky and rather chilly wind, not exactly the best weather for beaches, but hey, when have you ever known us Brits be deterred by bad weather, its in our blood - come rain or shine and all of that!!! After what seemed like a lot longer than 4 km we finally saw the beach in the hazy distance. It wasn’t long before we caught our first glimpse of the South China Sea. It wasn’t the calm blue waters that we had seen

advertised all over Vietnam! It was rough and very grey, it reminded us both of the time we visited Formby beach on Christmas Day. The wind was howling, the drizzle was well, drizzle and there was hardly anyone of the beach except for a handful of hardy westerners, probably English!!! But we didn’t let this weather inconvenience put us off, we walked along the wild and windy shores and it was very refreshing! We lasted about an hour but then started to get really cold so decided to call it a day and headed back to Hoi An.
One of the highlights of Hoi An was a trip to My Son followed by a boat trip on the river, so we booked one through our hotel for our last full day. My Son pronounced Me Son, is an ancient temple complex similar to Angkor Wat but only a fraction of the size and built by the Cham civilisation. There is a part before the temples that caters for all tourists needs! We were treated to a fairly cheesy dance and music show then our