If, when I reached the beach I turned right, instead of left towards the river, the beach also extended that way for a considerable distance.
This was a very much more lively area though &, to be honest not really my cup of tea. The linear park had been taken over & converted to pools & bars. This was also the location of the largest night club in the resort - The Sailing Club.
I did see jet skis advertised for rent, but never actually saw any out on the water.
The real water sport enthusiasts would have headed for an island (Hon Tre) in the bay & a large water park on it called Vin Pearl.
Here is a view of it from my room.
That was done either by ferry or the 3,300 metre Vinpearl Cable Car that stretched across the waters.
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Ho Chi Minh City
I didn't actually spend much time there - a night going & a couple of nights returning.
It is certainly not somewhere that I would be happy to spend a great deal of time at.
But I don't like big cities in general, so that should come as no great surprise..
I stayed both times at The First Hotel.
http://www.firsthotel.com.vn/khachsan/english/index.php
I had pre-booked the outward stay as it was near to the airport & offered free pick up & delivery. They made that night a pleasant enough stay that when I had to return I booked them again.
There were a real pleasure to deal with &, luckily, they offered enough variety of food that I didn't really need to venture very far afield on the stay.
That was just as well as the roads in the City were so busy as to be indescribable.
I like to wander around & find places for myself but that was not really an option in HCMC. It was easy & cheap enough to get a taxi, but that implies that you know where you want to go - & I didn't..
So while there was no fault with the hotel & staff (who I could not recommend enough) I think if I ever ventured back to HCMC for more than a night I might attempt to find somewhere more central, where walking might be an option..
Although, realistically, I cannot really envisage that I would ever return to do more than pass through.
I think that it has also changed my view on how I might handle a return visit to different parts of the country.
I did have it as a thought that during the heat desperate season in Udon (April & May) that a trip to Hanoi & the North of the country might be pleasant.
My thinking now is that Hanoi might still be OK to land in, but maybe not stay.
