Bãi biển Hà My

This guide to Bãi biển Hà My near Hoi An opens before sunrise, with fishermen pushing flat bamboo basket boats called thung chai off this sand to drop lines and nets just past the break. It follows the catch from the water to nearby kitchens, including a thatched lean-to called Thu Ha a minute's walk off the beach, with no ice hold or market in between. The narration traces why this stretch of coast, roughly four kilometers north of old Hoi An, has stayed quieter than the beaches closer to town. Take a seat at one of the low plastic tables set right on the sand.