{"id":38971,"date":"2021-05-08T11:21:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T11:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=38971"},"modified":"2021-05-08T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T11:21:51","slug":"day-1060-doc-pho-to-thanh-tan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/2021\/05\/day-1060-doc-pho-to-thanh-tan\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1060 – Doc pho to thanh tan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 1060                                        15th June 2019
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43 miles ( Doc pho to thanh tan ) Average speed 9.7 mph<\/p>\n

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Another great day with a couple of good climbs.
\nI woke late at 8 and tried to order coffee, but they didn\u2019t have cappuccino in this new coffee bar, so I ended up having a strawberry milkshake and lots of iced tea. I left at 9.20 but couldn\u2019t find breakfast until I had two ban my at a small shop. She did drop one on the floor but didn\u2019t break the 3 second rule so it tasted fine washed down with a revive salted lemon energy drink, as if I needed more salt!<\/p>\n

There were salt pans all around me, mixed in with sand dust from the lorries; I would have preferred water! I took on the beach road which was also full of salt and fish farms and there were quite a few ups and downs. I was very hot and thirsty when I had two more energy drinks and a wash from the shop’s tap. Using my cycle shorts as a towel and to clean my chain, I also put my old cycling shoes on the pile to be burnt.<\/p>\n

Then it was time for lunch before taking on the two climbs of the day. I had pork with rice and green beans and took on the first hill without stopping. The road was not good enough to enjoy the descent so I was on the brakes all the way down. There was a lovely beach on the other side, but after being asked to join a drunk guy for lunch, I chose another energy drink and lots of ice to take on the next hill.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t make it all the way up this time, but after a short break I made it to the top.<\/p>\n

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Breathing space<\/p><\/div>\n

On the other side were lots of paddy fields and beautiful countryside. The clouds took over from the burning sun and the wind was behind me so I chose to push on while conditions were good. I found a hotel next to a beach and checked in, before having sea snails and a beer on the beach.<\/p>\n

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Here comes the thunderstorm<\/p><\/div>\n

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Watching the clouds over the beach<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sea snails and a beer<\/p><\/div>\n

A thunderstorm started, so I didn\u2019t bother going for a swim. Instead I had dinner eventually in a beachside restaurant of squid. As I was about to pay and leave I was invited to join four business men for a beer, which turned into 5 or 6, sometimes downed in one, with my new friends.<\/p>\n

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Joining in with my new friends<\/p><\/div>\n

Only one spoke English but we had a good time.<\/p>\n

Hotel.     160000 dong with a beach view, aircon and a fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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