Day 1075 30th June 2019 20 miles (Phong nha ) Average speed 8.8 mph Bóng Lai Valley ride. Today I rode the Bóng Lai Valley tourist trail, with lots of small farms and local colour. This is a recommended cycle trail which takes about half a day to ride. Phong nha Tarzan homestay. 30000
Day 1074 29th June 2019 38 miles (Dong Hoi to phong Nha ) Average speed 9.2 mph A very windy day. I got up late and left at 1200 after brekkie of scrambled eggs and coffee. Hotel Ahn 76000 dong.
Day 1073 28th June 2019 12 miles (Dong Hoi ) Average speed 8.2 mph A quiet day of shopping and meandering Buffalo hostel 90000
Day 1072 27th June 2019 8 miles (Dong Hoi ) Average speed 12 mph Today has been spent lounging on the beach Hostel buffalo 72000
Day 1071 26th June 2019 44 miles (Xi ho to Dong hoi ) Average speed 12.7.mph Today I was riding further north and reached Dong Hoi which was close to the DMZ during the Vietnam war. There are still signs everywhere of the devastation of the war. I spent the evening relaxing; playing safety darts … [Read more…]
Day 1070 25th June 2019 22 miles ( Cua Viet to xi Ho ) Average speed 9.8 mph A short day. Up at 9.30 and left at 10.45 without breakfast. Riding along beside the beach until I reached the Vinh Moc tunnels where I stopped The tunnels housed a village on the border of … [Read more…]
Day 1069 24th June 2019 18 miles (Ha Dong to cua Viet) Average speed 12.1 mph A short ride today. I was up at 6.30 to have coffee with Tao and his friends, one of whom wants to write an article about me for an online newspaper. Tao is also a reporter/journalist. He asked me … [Read more…]
Day 1068 23rd June 2019 51 miles (Hue to ha dong ) Average speed 13.1 mph A good but hot day back on the move. I got up late at 9 for another good free breakfast. I showered, packed and left at 11.15 after carrying my bike over the roadworks outside the hotel. I checked … [Read more…]
Day 1067 22nd June 2019 3 miles (Hue ) Average speed 7.3 mph A quiet day after all of yesterday’s sightseeing Hotel nam phuong 72000
Day 1066 21st June 2019 10 miles (Hue) Average speed 7.5 mph A day of sightseeing. I got up at 8 for a great breakfast of scrambled eggs with tomato and onions, fresh dragon and passion fruit with coffee. I cleaned the bike with the garden hose and tightened the saddle. Then left at 12.30 … [Read more…]