Today we cycled 36 miles in the countryside east of Saigon. It probably sounds like a longer and harder day if I call it 57 kilometers or tell you that it was another day with a heat index of 110 degrees.
Nevertheless, it was a fabulous day. We cycled through rubber tree farms, peppercorn orchards and coffee growing areas. The towns were small, people friendly, traffic light and roads pretty good. All the local kids yell "hello" at us when we ride through towns.
We stopped for lunch at a local family home where they made us Vietnamese pancakes. They were egg based, kind of a cross between egg fo yung and a crepe. Dipped in a sweet sauce they were fantastic.
As I write this, we are in a bus on a 3 hour trip to the coast. Tonight we stay in the only 5 star resort of the trip. I find it pretty easy to adapt to this type of touring over my usual style of camping and peanut butter sandwiches.
Julie scored the first flat of the trip 300 yards from the end point. I did not see it myself, but I was told by a reliable source that Julie did drove a fully loaded scooter off the road and into a shop... really, I m not kidding.
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| Peppercorns growing on a vine |
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| Rubber Plantation |
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| Our tour guide with Vietnamese pancakes |
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| Harvesting rubber |
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| Fishing boats near Mui Ni |
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| From our Hotel Room Tonight |
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This is from our tour on Sunday. I just got this from
the tour company and thought you would enjoy |
What an amazing journey you are on! Thanks for the great pictures and posts.
ReplyDeleteHa, Well Rob & I (mainly me ) are especially pleased to see that you are not roughing it completely - 5 star hotels, now that's how I would love to travel! Rob on on the other hand doesn't want you to loose your camping skills! Hope no one was hurt with Julie's mishap. Be sure to pick up a few recipes along the way 😋
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