Nature 15 Minutes From the City: Son Tra Peninsula in DaNang, Vietnam

A day in the life of A day in the life of Danang, Vietnam. I'm Danang, Vietnam. I'm Danang, Vietnam. I'm north of the north of the north of the city now and we're going to city now and we're going to city now and we're going to head out head out head out to the Seancha Peninsula for a to the Seancha Peninsula for a to the Seancha Peninsula for a walk. But we walk. But we walk. But we stopped here to stopped here to stopped here to look at look at look at the fishermen and the fishing the fishermen and the fishing the fishermen and the fishing boats because it's so boats because it's so boats because it's so beautiful here. It used to beautiful here. It used to beautiful here. It used to rain, but now you can see rain, but now you can see rain, but now you can see patches of blue patches of blue patches of blue sky. The sun is breaking through sky. The sun is breaking through sky. The sun is breaking through . This is simply . This is simply . This is simply incredible. incredible. incredible. I'll turn the camera around now. That's I'll turn the camera around now. That's I'll turn the camera around now. That's it. You see it. You see it. You see all kinds of fishing all kinds of fishing all kinds of fishing boats anchored here boats anchored here boats anchored here . A few . A few . A few guys on their guys on their guys on their boats. Here, this boats. Here, this boats. Here, this man is working on man is working on man is working on his boat. And here, his boat. And here, his boat. And here, on the shore, you see on the shore, you see on the shore, you see these round boats. Let these round boats. Let 's get closer.

Let's see what they Let's see what they look like from the inside look like from the inside . They just . They just . They just scoop them out into the scoop them out into the scoop them out into the sea and can be sea and can be sea and can be there for hours. These are there for hours. These are there for hours. These are also boats also boats also boats used by used by used by rescuers. In the summer, rescuers. In the summer, rescuers. In the summer, near near near swimming areas you will see swimming areas you will see swimming areas you will see lifeguards in lifeguards in lifeguards in such boats, such boats, such boats, watching watching watching swimmers from the water. I swimmers from the water. I swimmers from the water. I love it. It smells so nice in here love it. It smells so nice in here love it. It smells so nice in here , , , doesn't it? Blackberry. So doesn't it? Blackberry. So doesn't it? Blackberry. So green, huh? Very green, huh? Very green, huh? Very green. Oh, I'm just

green. Oh, I'm just green. Oh, I'm just thrilled. How much thrilled. How much thrilled. How much water is there down there? water is there down there? Oh my God. My Oh my God. My previous bike previous bike previous bike almost almost almost fell apart when I rode this one. And fell apart when I rode this one. And fell apart when I rode this one. And this one, it seems... this one, it seems... this one, it seems... he drove through this hole. he drove through this hole. Finished? Finished? Yes. Yes. This is wonderful. This is wonderful. Good. Good. Here is Ben. Ben and his favorite Ben and his favorite rock. We stop rock. We stop rock. We stop at his favorite at his favorite at his favorite rock on the way to the rock on the way to the rock on the way to the Seancha Peninsula. The Seancha Peninsula. The Seancha Peninsula. The cliff cliff cliff offers magnificent offers magnificent offers magnificent views. views. You see the river, and to You see the river, and to our right is the our right is the urban part of urban part of urban part of Da Nang. And once Da Nang. And once Da Nang. And once you cross the river, you cross the river, you cross the river, you get to the beach you get to the beach you get to the beach side. You see side. You see side. You see all these high-rise hotels all these high-rise hotels . There's an . There's an . There's an engine running somewhere down here. This is a engine running somewhere down here. This is a engine running somewhere down here. This is a close-up view. Over close-up view. Over close-up view. Over there, beyond the mountains, it's there, beyond the mountains, it's there, beyond the mountains, it's midnight. This is the midnight. This is the midnight. This is the Haiwan Pass. It leads Haiwan Pass. It leads Haiwan Pass. It leads up the coast to up the coast to

up the coast to Hue. There on the left, if Hue. There on the left, if Hue. There on the left, if you move further you move further you move further south, you will get to south, you will get to south, you will get to Hoi An. In the distance Hoi An. In the distance Hoi An. In the distance you can see the you can see the you can see the Marble Mountains. Marble Mountains. Marble Mountains. You can see You can see You can see an excavator and some an excavator and some an excavator and some greenhouses down there. There is always greenhouses down there. There is always greenhouses down there. There is always some kind of some kind of some kind of construction going on there. We construction going on there. We construction going on there. We planned to planned to planned to hike an hour and a half hike an hour and a half hike an hour and a half from the city today from the city today , but due to the changeable , but due to the changeable , but due to the changeable weather and rain, weather and rain, weather and rain, we decided to stay we decided to stay we decided to stay closer. So we are on the closer. So we are on the closer. So we are on the Son Tra Peninsula, it's a Son Tra Peninsula, it's a Son Tra Peninsula, it's a 10-15 minute drive 10-15 minute drive 10-15 minute drive from the center of Da Nang, and from the center of Da Nang, and from the center of Da Nang, and you can quickly you can quickly you can quickly find yourself in nature find yourself in nature find yourself in nature and listen to the insects. It and listen to the insects. It smells so wonderful here. We are at a certain height. We are at a certain height. We were driving up this We were driving up this We were driving up this road at an incline. road at an incline.

And here's my friend Ben. We just left. We just left. We just went out into We just went out into We just went out into nature. This is what it nature. This is what it nature. This is what it looks like. So, there is looks like. So, there is looks like. So, there is water on the road after water on the road after water on the road after the rain, but the sky is the rain, but the sky is the rain, but the sky is bright blue. bright blue. Sunlight, so Sunlight, so lush, so green. This is the lush, so green. This is the lush, so green. This is the guardhouse where we are guardhouse where we are guardhouse where we are staying. We have to staying. We have to staying. We have to leave our leave our leave our bikes here, park bikes here, park bikes here, park them, and then we can them, and then we can them, and then we can walk up to the walk up to the walk up to the observation observation observation deck. This deck. This deck. This guy offers guy offers guy offers a ride to the top. a ride to the top. I need a bike with I need a bike with manual manual manual transmission, not an automatic. transmission, not an automatic. To climb the To climb the hill is quite hill is quite hill is quite steep. We have steep. We have steep. We have been climbing the been climbing the been climbing the hill for 40 minutes. Sweat is dripping from hill for 40 minutes. Sweat is dripping from hill for 40 minutes. Sweat is dripping from our faces. We are going to our faces. We are going to our faces. We are going to move on move on move on from this from this from this lookout lookout lookout point to another one.

point to another one. point to another one. Another 3 kilometers. We Another 3 kilometers. We Another 3 kilometers. We stopped to stopped to stopped to replenish our replenish our replenish our water supplies. We didn't have water supplies. We didn't have water supplies. We didn't have enough water to enough water to enough water to continue our journey. continue our journey. continue our journey. Today is a very warm Today is a very warm Today is a very warm and humid day. So, and humid day. So, and humid day. So, here, at this here, at this here, at this observation observation observation deck, there is a deck, there is a deck, there is a small coffee shop. small coffee shop. small coffee shop. You see the clouds, all the You see the clouds, all the You see the clouds, all the fog has rolled in. Here is the fog has rolled in. Here is the fog has rolled in. Here is the observation deck. observation deck. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. There. There. Everything is in the water down there. Everything is in the water down there. Everything is in the water down there. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. Gay. Greetings. Gay. Greetings. Gay. Let's turn Let's turn Let's turn the camera around. the camera around. the camera around. Hey, water. Hey, water. Hey, water. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. Greetings. My name? My name? Yes. Yes. Yes. My name. My name. Water. Greetings. Nice Water. Greetings. Nice to meet you. My to meet you. My to meet you. My name. name. name. Yes. Yes. Yes. What? What for? What? What for? What? What for? What for? What for? So cute. So cute. So, let me So, let me So, let me unpack this. unpack this.

Look at the Look at the landscape. landscape. Yes. Yes. Your T Yes. Your T -shirt says " -shirt says " bone". bone". bone". I don't know what that I don't know what that I don't know what that means. means. means. We are going to We are going to We are going to continue our continue our continue our hike. hike. hike. Bleeding. Bleeding. Bleeding. We are going to We are going to We are going to continue our continue our continue our hike up the road hike up the road . . Sounds good. Goodbye. Goodbye. Greetings. Well, this is the Greetings. Well, this is the Greetings. Well, this is the view. But it's still a view. But it's still a view. But it's still a very nice place to very nice place to very nice place to stop and have a stop and have a stop and have a place to rest and have a drink place to rest and have a drink place to rest and have a drink . Coconuts . Coconuts , coffee. Here is a , coffee. Here is a , coffee. Here is a map legend showing what map legend showing what map legend showing what is here. It smells nice here is here. It smells nice here is here. It smells nice here . And the weather is so . And the weather is so . And the weather is so interesting. In one interesting. In one interesting. In one direction, a bright direction, a bright blue sky with blue sky with blue sky with the sun shining through.

the sun shining through. the sun shining through. The other side The other side The other side looks hazy and looks hazy and looks hazy and cloudy. And it is cloudy. And it is cloudy. And it is constantly changing. constantly changing. So, we alternate between So, we alternate between scorching sun and scorching sun and scorching sun and cloudiness. Um, I'm definitely cloudiness. Um, I'm definitely cloudiness. Um, I'm definitely sweating, drinking a lot of sweating, drinking a lot of sweating, drinking a lot of water, and having a good water, and having a good water, and having a good chat with my friend. chat with my friend. chat with my friend. A great way A great way A great way to spend a Saturday to spend a Saturday to spend a Saturday morning. So, one thing to morning. So, one thing to morning. So, one thing to be be be prepared for when prepared for when prepared for when traveling in Vietnam traveling in Vietnam traveling in Vietnam or many places or many places or many places in Asia is restrooms. in Asia is restrooms. And this is very typical of And this is very typical of what people what people what people call a " call a " call a " squat pot," which is squat pot," which is squat pot," which is just a hole in the ground just a hole in the ground that you that you that you squat over, and there's squat over, and there's squat over, and there's no drain. There are such no drain. There are such no drain. There are such big buckets of water here. big buckets of water here. You just take a You just take a ladle, scoop up ladle, scoop up ladle, scoop up water, and then water, and then water, and then pour it into a pour it into a pour it into a squat toilet, and squat toilet, and squat toilet, and that actually flushes it. And that actually flushes it. And that actually flushes it. And the restrooms here are the restrooms here are the restrooms here are unisex. There is a lot of unisex. There is a lot of unisex. There is a lot of nature here. For nature here. For nature here. For example, here on example, here on example, here on the floor, there is a lot of the floor, there is a lot of the floor, there is a lot of nature here. Here on nature here. Here on nature here. Here on the ground is a whole swarm of the ground is a whole swarm of the ground is a whole swarm of ants. I'm going to ants. I'm going to ants. I'm going to cross over. These are long cross over. These are long black ants.

black ants. They look quite They look quite They look quite unusual. And we'll just unusual. And we'll just unusual. And we'll just go back. This is what the go back. This is what the restroom looks like. What we restroom looks like. What we call a restroom call a restroom . Here it is called a . Here it is called a . Here it is called a toilet. So if toilet. So if toilet. So if you need to go to the toilet, you you need to go to the toilet, you you need to go to the toilet, you ask someone where the ask someone where the ask someone where the "toilet" is, and "toilet" is, and "toilet" is, and they understand that word they understand that word they understand that word . In other . In other . In other places it's called WC places it's called WC , which you'll also see , which you'll also see , which you'll also see here if I turn here if I turn here if I turn the camera, it the camera, it the camera, it says WC over there— says WC over there— water closet. water closet. Props for Instagram. The sky is The sky is clearing up a bit. So clearing up a bit. So clearing up a bit. So beautiful. Hear the monkeys. We beautiful. Hear the monkeys. We beautiful. Hear the monkeys. We walk, and you can hear walk, and you can hear walk, and you can hear their grunting. The branches of the their grunting. The branches of the their grunting. The branches of the trees sway. trees sway. We go back down. We go back down. The fog cleared as The fog cleared as The fog cleared as we descended we descended we descended lower and lower. It's lower and lower. It's lower and lower. It's hot and hot and hot and sunny down here. This area is sunny down here. This area is sunny down here. This area is full of monkeys. We saw full of monkeys. We saw full of monkeys. We saw one steal a coconut one steal a coconut one steal a coconut from a coffee shop. And she ran from a coffee shop. And she ran from a coffee shop. And she ran back to the tree. And we back to the tree. And we back to the tree. And we got to the bikes.

got to the bikes. I'll go home and get I'll go home and get something. I'm going to something. I'm going to something. I'm going to lunch. My friend lunch. My friend lunch. My friend asked if I was ready asked if I was ready asked if I was ready for a “butt grill,” for a “butt grill,” for a “butt grill,” meaning meaning meaning the seat is heated up like a the seat is heated up like a the seat is heated up like a barbecue. I'm wearing a skirt, a barbecue. I'm wearing a skirt, a barbecue. I'm wearing a skirt, a short skirt. short skirt. short skirt. I figured it out. So, we are I figured it out. So, we are I figured it out. So, we are getting off the getting off the getting off the beaten path. And beaten path. And beaten path. And look what we look what we look what we just stumbled upon. just stumbled upon. just stumbled upon. Hello, guys. I let Hello, guys. I let Hello, guys. I let him smell my him smell my him smell my hand. That one is a little hand. That one is a little hand. That one is a little nervous. Here come the kids nervous. Here come the kids nervous. Here come the kids . Everything is fine. The one in . Everything is fine. The one in . Everything is fine. The one in front has ears. My God front has ears. My God . Greetings.

Their dog is about to Their dog is about to jump out of their jump out of their jump out of their basket. Heat. Heat. basket. Heat. Heat. basket. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.

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