Walking down the village at the foot of Hai Van Pass - Vietnam

Needing to find a little vitamin in the mountains and the sea, we came to Lang Van, a village quite isolated from Da Nang city. We needed to walk through the trails from the pass sections across the Hai Van mountain range down to the sea. It still does not have a complete path for motor vehicles. Although not far from the modern city, in the past this village was reserved only for people suffering from the contagious disease leprosy, also known as leprosy. It is isolated by other, healthier humans themselves. Now the terrible disease has been cured and the people have gradually left that village or stayed behind to make a living by fishing through the sea. On a sunny afternoon early in the morning, me and three other girls went down there for a little walk.

Because it is located right at the foot of the bay and leaning against the mountains with green forests. From above, you can also look down at the beautiful scenery of the long white sand beaches and coastal coconut forests. We parked the car on the pass and followed the trails of the people down. We passed the train tracks that circled the mountains. It was built by the French when they were colonial in Indochina. Today it is still good to use for both freight and people. It runs through small mountain beds and is close to the sea. I used to go from North to South by this road. It is really beautiful and interesting.

It took about 25 minutes for us to get under the sea. It could actually be faster but we enjoyed the small trees and mushrooms by the roadside and got a closer look at them.

It was quite hot, and when we got closer to the sea, the wind blew away the sweat on each person's forehead. We enjoyed it very much because of the shady casuarina trees and the music of the wind and the coniferous tops. But girls enjoy swimming in the sea because they enjoy an empty sea, which adds great comfort to them.

I don't bathe but watch them relax and enjoy the wonderful scenery. From here, you can cover the bay and Son Tra peninsula of the city in the distance.

I strolled the shore further to find the village that remained here, past some rocks near the edge of the shore. Here I came across some anglers who seemed to be sinking into their own peaceful space. Their pensive gaze at the sea, despite the rays of sunlight burning their skin, they saw me approaching and gave a smile as if to say hello and continue with their amusement.

I asked if they were from that village. They said no, they came here from the city to entertain, Van village currently has only a few small houses, most of them have moved out because of the harsh hardships here. It is also very difficult to reach the outside when they need to transport food and materials and they also do not want to interact with outsiders much. I think it's only partly because I think they don't want to carry the guilt of being seen as living in a sick fishing village.

The city is approving high-end resort construction projects here, and most people have moved out to clear the ground. So I just took a little walk around and sat on a high rock to observe the surrounding landscape and some small flowers on the rock.

This will be the most peaceful and natural scene that I should slow down to take a closer look before the reinforced concrete blocks and strips of forest are cut down to give way to resorts and hotels. It's a pity because it should have been left alone for the reclusive people and the natural ecosystem to be preserved when there are already so many tourist attractions in this city.