We woke to no electricity at all in La Gi. So would the automatic roller door work to release our bikes from the under ground carpark? Would we be able to leave on time today? Yes & Yes. We had to pay in cash as they couldn't use the card reader or print us a receipt so lucky we had a stash of cash.
The bikes alone attract lots of attention as they look nothing like the typical bikes in VN. The VN bikes look very similiar to each other,chrome finish, adult size, unisex, single speed, hub brakes, mudguards, front basket and back carrier.
Packed and ready. Breakfast was watermelon, bananas, pineapple and lemon green tea.
My bags and our spare tyres.
We think Australia should have this, it's just what a weary traveller needs.
Bird catching the Vietnamese way, a stick stuck in a hole in a post with a sticky bit on the end and a mobile phone playing bird calls. He didn't catch any this time but we followed him and his mate along the highway a few klms and saw a few in the box on the front of their bike. Poor little sparrows.
The main highway between Saigon or HCMC and Ha Noi is very busy. There are 2 lanes for cars, trucks, buses and two smaller lanes on the outside for scooters, motor bikes and push bikes. Every now and then we saw white outlines on the road where an accident had been. Ambulances and police cars very prevalent. We made it safely to Pham Thiet before dark and took the first hotel we stopped at. The traffic is just unbelievable!
We are still waving and saying hello to everyone as they call out, I think I know how the royal family feel now, without the paparazzi of course. They are just so excited when we say hello and wave to them, kids and adults alike. I am sure it's the beard and our bikes. One group of young men came rushing over to chat and look at our bikes. They were fascinated by the GPS and were joined by a group of adults who insisted we take 2 dragon fruit, why? oh because there was a space on Lozza's carrier and you just can't have an empty space can you? We have ridden past hundreds of acres of dragonfruit today, they are just everywhere in this part of the country.
They also just had to have their photo taken, Krystal - note the Herbalife shirts!!!!
The bikes alone attract lots of attention as they look nothing like the typical bikes in VN. The VN bikes look very similiar to each other,chrome finish, adult size, unisex, single speed, hub brakes, mudguards, front basket and back carrier.
Packed and ready. Breakfast was watermelon, bananas, pineapple and lemon green tea.
Our first leg of 20 km was out to the National hwy A1. We stopped at a roadside market and bought some sugarcane juice and a small 2 m section of soft tiedown webbing. The markets are very old and highly interesting. We both feel very tall in VN I kept hitting my head on rusty tin and rough timber tarp supports. We could have bought everything from a live fish to "made while you wait" new dress.
Our very first Highway Hammock Cafe . We pulled up and tried to get served by a small boy about 8 years old. The man across the road from another food outlet wandered over and did the transaction for the owner.
We think Australia should have this, it's just what a weary traveller needs.
Bird catching the Vietnamese way, a stick stuck in a hole in a post with a sticky bit on the end and a mobile phone playing bird calls. He didn't catch any this time but we followed him and his mate along the highway a few klms and saw a few in the box on the front of their bike. Poor little sparrows.
The main highway between Saigon or HCMC and Ha Noi is very busy. There are 2 lanes for cars, trucks, buses and two smaller lanes on the outside for scooters, motor bikes and push bikes. Every now and then we saw white outlines on the road where an accident had been. Ambulances and police cars very prevalent. We made it safely to Pham Thiet before dark and took the first hotel we stopped at. The traffic is just unbelievable!
We are still waving and saying hello to everyone as they call out, I think I know how the royal family feel now, without the paparazzi of course. They are just so excited when we say hello and wave to them, kids and adults alike. I am sure it's the beard and our bikes. One group of young men came rushing over to chat and look at our bikes. They were fascinated by the GPS and were joined by a group of adults who insisted we take 2 dragon fruit, why? oh because there was a space on Lozza's carrier and you just can't have an empty space can you? We have ridden past hundreds of acres of dragonfruit today, they are just everywhere in this part of the country.
They also just had to have their photo taken, Krystal - note the Herbalife shirts!!!!
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