Today started with a great breakfast then we hit highway one with 30 km with minimal stops for water. Manal was starving so we stopped for fish, shrimp and squid……..the food was so good and the beach was amazing we got a room at the beach at 40 km. Cycling on highway 1 is much…
Day 7 – Starting off in a fishing village then salt production then back onto highway one
Started off the day in a lovely fishing village 🙂 Then onto lots of farming / salt production areas. Manal told me this morning it was her first time staying at a 1 star hotel …… oh lala sauvage:) om elde7k……..
Day 6 – Beach / pool / a few little towns
Started off the day with some incredible sea views and took great pictures…….. Writing day 6 (2 of 3) Then had 29 km’s in Mui Ne (mountains / Dunes) amongst the absolute desert / no coffee shops or one light or any food……..a little bit of misery there 🙂 toilets become an issue in such…
Day 5 – Woke up to ther most beautiful window ever
Sorry we haven’t written in a few days due to fatigue and late night arrivals. Tonight we will write day 5, 6 and 7 (this one is 1 of 3). We woke up and the window view was just stunning / however our butt bones and legs not so much 🙂 Started the day with a…
Day 4 – Lovely Day
Left La Gi and decided to change strategies towards enjoying the journey rather than the destination so we added a 100 km on the trip by taking the back roads along the beach rather than highway one which is more of a direct route to Da Nang where the tunnels are / also Hoi an…
Day 3 – killer day from Saigon to La Gi
Hell of a day that started in bustling Saigon ending in Ba That Resort with a room right on the beach 🙂 can hear the waves and feel the breeze – never felt so good. But damn it took a hell of an effort staring at 7 am and got here at 12 pm…… we…
Day 2 – a few set backs
We got on the road and shortly after the saddle bags broke so we made a decision to stay another night in Saigon after cycling 20-30 km to re group. We ended up buying some awesome saddle bags and a rack 🙂 Man….. riding in Saigon is worst than Cairo ! there are so many…
Day 1 – Left Dubai / Arrived Saigon
Barely was able to disassemble the bikes, pack them and off we went. Got to the hotel here around 10 or so pretty spent…..had a great dinner though. Now assembling the bikes while falling asleep 🙂 and preparing to start the journey.
Day before take off to Saigon
We booked the ticket at 6 pm today for a flight at 940 tomorrow morning……..here is the living room at 8 pm. Still got some careful packing to do in order to hit the ground running !
Preparation for the Adventure at Wolfi’s
So here we go……. Decided to use our own bikes vs purchasing in Vietnam, assembled them in Dubai, conducted the maintenance, changed out the gears’ & brakes’ cables, greased the bikes, changed out the chains, purchased cycling shorts and bought some cool accessories at Wolfi’s. Can’t say enough about the amazing family business culture we…