Day 1058 13th June 2019
19 miles ( Quy Nhon ) Average speed 8.7 mph
A day off which turned into a shopping, beach and more free dinners day!
I got up at 10 and went for coffee and then to an atm and the coop supermarket, but decided on ban mi for breakfast with tea and milk from the coop. Then I went to the address of the bike shop only to find that it was the owners house! He showed me where the shop was and said it would be open at two.
So I had a rest and did some washing before finding his bike shop which had some fantastic bikes including pinarellos and bianchis. God knows how much they cost! There was a guy buying a bianchi and getting fitted but I didn’t find out the prices. I got some shorts for a tenner and some new degreaser while looking at the beautiful bikes and then after another rest I went to the beach for sunset.
I went to a very expensive hotel to wash my feet and checked out their panoramic views, but chose not to have a drink as it was empty. Then on the way back to the hostel I found a restaurant that sold the local beer I wanted to try, so ordered one in the only available seat and was entertained by a shy young girl and her parents before being invited to join another table and sample their food. I spent about 2 hours with them without speaking much, just pointing and them feeding me food
and beer. We had a great time using sign language and joking together.
Then I went to the music bar for one and onto the beach to look at the stars and all the homeless people sleeping. It was quite sad to know that for £2 they could have been in my hostel but I didn’t feel comfortable inviting them.
Sophie’s house hostel 85000 dong