Chan May, Vietnam

The port at Chan May is located approximately 30 miles from Da Nang and 45 miles from Hue City. It is a very small port with only enough room for one small cruise ship and no buildings near the dock. There is a dirt road from the dock to the  town of Chan May but the early morning rain changed the road to mud, with potholes big enough to swallow a small car.

Once we cleared the road from the dock we took a paved road and headed for Da Nang.

We passed many small towns and fishing villages on our way to Da Nang.

Our first stop was the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang.

 

 

I’m not sure why I took this photo but there was something interesting about it.

 

We passed by the old air plane hangers at Da Nang.

Our next stop was at Marble Mountain.

A local shop takes marble from Marble Mountain and creates beautiful sculpture and vases. Unbelievable detail and workmanship. We opted for a slightly smaller purchase in the gift shop.

We passed many rice paddies as we continued our journey to the World Heritage site at Hoi An.

In Hoi An we found many street vendors selling local products.

Local children eating lunch on the steps to a building.

 

Flowering trees and colorful shops lined the streets.

Locally made Chinese lanterns of many colors.

Chinese lanterns being made as you watched.

Bamboo lacquer ware.

We stopped at one of the local homes along the street and Fred found a new friend.

Preparing dumplings by hand.

Many of the homes kept birds in cages.

Not all birds and cages were the same.

Phuoc Kien Temple.

Dragon fountain.

Goldfish in the dragon fountain.

After a morning of shopping it was time for lunch. We had an excellent authentic Vietnamese lunch at Nam Long restaurant in Hoi An.

Betty, Mary and Fred after lunch.

Scene from the river behind the restaurant.

A roadside offering.

A local boy as we left the restaurant.

Woodworking shops.

Wood carvers. Beautiful, high quality, detailed wood carving.

Fruit vendors.

China Beach.

Cows in the road as we head back to the ship.

Fred after a hard day of shopping.