We took the fast jet ferry across to stay for a couple of nights on Cham Island. It is made up of lots of little islands with only one that has people living on. There are no cars and things are much calmer and more peaceful than the mainland.
We stayed with Rau who looked after us so nicely. She fed us all our meals. We got to try things that we wouldn’t ordinarily order like Aboloni soup (a shellfish with texture more like snail!) and small grilled tuna plus our delicious favourite - banh xeo (rice pancakes).
Rau organised us to go see her family’s veg garden and the big white statue at the nearby pagoda.
We also went on a snorkelling trip to a nearby island with a local fisherman. We got to see some beautiful coral and fishes through super clear water but we kept getting stung by something which put us off. Not sure if it was fragments of coral or small jellyfish. I definitely saw a marble sized jellyfish so maybe the latter!
Xep beach was only a 20 minute walk away which we enjoyed till dark both nights we were there. We loved the way locals washed off in a natural spring next to the beach - so we did the same!
Cham island was a really nice holiday within a holiday. We all really enjoyed the break!
😍😍😍
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