Lazy day in hoi an / beach

The beach at Hoi An was the trip's biggest surprise. You would think I would have looked at a map! I hadn't been to the beach in years, and not to a gorgeous, unfettered beach since Macaroni Beach in Mustique in 2012 (?)

We ended up going three or four times -- almost every day! The beach has maybe a dozen restaurants fashioned out of bamboo. All have bathrooms and showers in the far rear. On the beach side they have chairs (use for free if you eat at the restaurant) and umbrellas (Palapas? can't think of word). It was so lovely to NOT HAVE high rises and concrete all around -- all of the structures were quite temporary. 

The water itself was lovely and not too much surf, which is nice for us old folks.

I would love to go back to Hoi An and spend time at one of the beach guest houses...a beach vacation. 

Hoi An itself was very hot and it was taxing to walk around. Also, the shops were quite repetitive...I ended up not buying anything even though I was tempted by lanterns. I decided, however, that I could probably order those lanterns when I get home via eBay.