Woke up had b fast / took pics of guy with net getting shells / bought shells / manal sat on chaise longue for while with amazing view of fishing village and mountain and relaxing before hitting the road. The first 10 km sucked all up hill then we met three Vietnamese cyclists doing a…
Day 12 – Another kms on the odometer but hard on the legs :)
Left Doc Let and arrived Khu Du Lich Dai Lanh in a nice inexpensive hotel on the beach with a great restaurant. Met these two French guys travelling from Hanoi to Saigon…had a great conversation and drank a bottle of “Men” vodka apparently a product of Hanoi and thus the picture below only involves men…
Day 11 – Record breaking tire puncture day
Haven’t written in a couple of days due to some logistical issues – so will post the last three days……… We woke up to the best breakfast yet on the trip ….Manal loved the waffles Hung out again with the lovely couple we met the night before in the swimming pool, they had the most…
Day 10 – great first 30 km / 10 km killer uphill but lovely views then 10 kms cruise to the best resort thus far
Woke up at Kam Ranh ……simple but nice hotel with a swimming pool…. Rode 10 kms then had rice / calamari / fish / spinach …nice and simple on the side of the street …these guys were offering me beer but with 40 kms to go I had to resist and just have one glass…
Day9 -Nice strole
Bagan the day on a side road extending the 50 km trip a bit from the beautiful beach…..breakfast was great and the swimming pool; hit the spot. we got on the road at about 12:30 – Saw some nice farming villages going the long way around the mountains…… One of the day highlights were fixing…
Day 8 -Flew through the first 30 km then got tempted by the great seafood and got a room at 40 km km
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…