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19 August 2019
Monday 12 Aug – Friday 16 Aug. 72km around Nha Trang. In recuperation mode and although neither of us are good at completely relaxing we have been forced to have a week of doing very little while I try to get back to full strength to get back on the road. We have read many blogs […]
15 August 2019
We have been holed up in Nha Trang for Martina’s convalescence, so there was the potential for a gap in our blogs as there’s not much happening. Well actually there’s a lot happening… just invisibly inside Martina’s bones and muscles! So, we have decided to finish our Vietnam round up to ‘plug’ the blog gap. […]
12 August 2019
Tuesday 6 August 19 – Ninh Hoa to Nha Trang – 41km (Martina last 16km by ambulance) As we had a short day planned we were up and out a wee bit later than usual. We were being blown along nicely by a tail wind so at about 18km, instead of going straight to Nha […]
5 August 2019
Friday 2 Aug 19 – Quang Ngai to Bong Son – 90km We are very much in functional cycling mode now, so in between days off we’re trying to cover a decent few miles each day. However, as Martina wasn’t too well yesterday we decided to see how we’d get on today …and as it’s […]
1 August 2019
Sunday 28 July. Hue to Lang Co. 83km. After our full-on but enjoyable afternoon and evening in Hue we gave ourselves a bit of a lie-in so we could enjoy a hotel breakfast before we left. Fried eggs and fresh rolls with proper butter…..divine! We were still on the road for 6:30 and although we […]
27 July 2019
The Vietnamese day starts very early and no matter what time we are on the road (5-6am) there are always loads of people already out and about and a lot of activity. In particular there are lots of small cafes open with customers eating noodle soup etc for their breakfast. Come 10am, however, nearly all […]