Awakening the sea of Ca Chai cape

Along the more than 5km long coastline, it seems to be pristine and few people pass by. Cape Ca Chai (Hoa Thang - Bac Binh) only has small boats drifting along the shore to pull nets. At the end of October, the sun and rain intertwine. The dust and sand of the “little desert” are less than in the summer, but the wind still blows strongly.

After more than 2 hours, our group arrived at the Hoa Thang sea area. Mr. Nguyen Long, a resident of Hoa Thang, showed us the small boats and the swaying, bobbing bottles on the blue sea surface. He shared: “The sea here has a lot of bottle fish. This type of fish is not very big, only about 15 - 20cm long, very few are 40cm long, they gather to feed near the mouth of rivers and streams. Bottle fish look rough and bumpy on the outside, some are bigger than an adult's wrist, have gray skin, long body, pointed tail, big round flat head and bulging eyes. The outside is ugly, but the fish meat is fragrant, tough, firm and delicious like chicken, very few small bones, the meat in the head of the fish has a lot of calcium and natural vitamin D.

Therefore, bottle fish is on the list of "specialties" of high-end restaurants and hotels along the coast of Binh Thuan ..." Mr. Long added: "The most delicious dishes are bottle fish grilled on a charcoal stove, grilled, braised, braised or braised with fresh turmeric... Although dishes made from bottle fish are very rustic, they bring to travelers, especially those who enjoy bottle fish meat for the first time, its delicious flavor is unforgettable. As a specialty product with high economic value, many fishermen in the coastal areas of Bac Binh, Tuy Phong and the entire fishing village of Mui Ne often go to Ca Chai cape to cast nets to catch this type of fish... That is why, for a long time, the rocky cape jutting out into the sea here has been known by the locals as Ca Chai cape".

The rocky mountains here do not have many rocky outcrops or caves, but are jagged with rocks eroded over time by waves and wind. Interspersed with rocky headlands jutting out into the sea are white sand beaches curving like bows and arrows, with clear blue water. When the tide is low, the rocky surface here looks like a giant board, and fishermen fishing near the shore often stop to rest and relax. When the tide is high, the rocks are submerged in water, giving way to the waves lapping at the rocky headland. The Ca Chai Cape area has two distinct parts. One side is a low coastal mountain, on the back of the mountain in the dry season only shrubs can survive; in the rainy months, shrubs and grass become green, wildflowers bloom brightly under the golden sunlight; the other side is the blue sea, waves lapping against the rocky cliffs. The rocky mountains here are jagged, sharp, and vertical with many different shapes; the rocky headland jutting out into the sea has a strange shape at first glance, like the head of a giant bottle fish opening its mouth and reaching out to the ocean. It is magical that every time big waves hit the rocky cape, through the small open gap the sea water sprays up high, the sunlight reflects creating many magical colors on the rocky cape.

The road to Ca Chai Cape (also known as Dung Cape) in Hoa Thang sea area is difficult to travel because of hot sand, flying sand, so usually only backpackers or people who like to explore can go there or stop overnight to watch the sunrise, discover the strange things from the nature of Hoa Thang sea. However, now the Ca Chai Cape landscape with its pristine beauty and magical colors is being awakened, because some investors have discovered and planned to develop eco-tourism in this area.

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