Vietnam - Danang - Hue - Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham

Cu Lao Cham from the air - its easy to ID the islands as there are very few islands on eastern coast of Danang - Hoi An. 

First meal - Mi Quang noodle dish eat with  sesame cracker  bean sprout / banana flower slices 

Caffeine overdose.  Each glass came with ice and very little volume of coffee on top with condensed milk bottom.

This is the light green liquid distilled from plant and smell strongly of eucalyptus. If you know the name of this plant source let me know.

The familiar Rubus sps. You can find similar ones in Mt Kinabalu, Cameron highland Mt Belinchang.

This is the plant they distilled and sell in a bottle. Many such stalls lined the road. DO you know this name?

Distiller in action

Nhin tudeo Hai Van

Deo Hai Van Pass - Man at work

Deo Van Hai Pass

Close up view of the Chinese characters.

Familiar parasite climber seen here too.

Close up of the anchor all rusted and frailed.

We hired a motor boat to tour a short distance  of the Cu Lao Cham islands.

Pulai flower with burnt sugar fragrance. A small cluster outside our Sea and Sand Hotel, Hoi an. I read somewhere this flowers ever bloomed in rows  profusely in Ho Chi Minh with overwhelming smell. I failed to locate them in last trip. If you have any information please contact me.

Banana flower at chop sticks end.

Deo Hai Van pass. GPS indicated we had climbed 480m. Nice scenery from the look out point here and i have a chance to look at the flora too.

Deo Hai Van Pass. The steep drive to the top offer excellent view of the surrounding area.

Temple, Guan yin statue , rice field and cows of Cu Lao Cham island.