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Re:2up on 100cc Honda across Vietnam - 2012/03/10 05:50
Great day of riding along the coast today, though we didn't leave Vung Tau very early (about 2pm by the time we got off the beach etc.) so we weren't planning making many kilometers today. We ended up in La Gi near sunset and were having some trouble locating a hotel, we ended up following some signs to a "Resort and Spa" that was just 9km down the road. That was a mistake as the Resort/Spa was super pricey ($50USD/night) and now it was getting pretty dark. We kept at it for another 10 minutes and found some smaller resorts that were still a bit steep but at least right on the beach, after checking out 3 and almost getting stuck in the very loose sand on one driveway we settled for the one on the wrong side of the highway for only $15cdn/night. It wasn't bad, had A/C but when we went looking for dinner the market was a gong show. I like a gong show most of the time but this had the atmosphere of a really cheap carnival with garbage EVERYWHERE. This market was right on the beach too... sand all littered with styrofoam and empty cans/bottles. It was super crowded with Vietnamese (on vacation I assume) and pretty lame. We did get dinner and made friends with one local kid and some Norwegians who had hiked down the beach from their super Resort/Spa a few kms away.
The ride out the next morning on our way to Ma Lam was amazing though, mile after mile of twisty beach side road with really good pavement and stunning views. Both our cameras were pretty low on batteries today so we, unfortunately weren't able to get a lot of pics on this leg, but we picked up more AA's in Phan Thiet.
More good food, this time in Phan Thiet... The picture is of the Vietnamese method of making coffee. This is AMAZING coffee, the slow drip into the cup that has 5 tablespoons of condensed milk is a beautiful sight (or maybe I am just buzzed on a ton of sugar and caffiene).
We were now heading inland towards the mountains of southern Vietnam. Our destination in the mountains is Da Lat but we are stopping first in Ma Lam for the night. We did get a bit lost on the way to Ma Lam and during this period of being unsure weather we were on the right road or not we lost the left rear shock! That felt pretty weird, riding along at 75km/hr and suddenly losing half the rear suspension. We were fine though, pulled over, figured out pretty quickly that the lower mounting point had simply slipped off the swing arm and walked the bike 150meters to the nearest farm house. They found us a 12mm wrench and 5min later we were on our way again (still going in the wrong direction as per their instructions).
fixing the rear shock
All fixed and ready to get lost
When we finally figured out we were going the wrong way we turned around and headed back towards Phan Thiet. Luckily before we had gone more than 10kms we stopped for gas and also to confirm with the gas station owner where we were going he seemed to indicate their was a shortcut to get back on the right route as we were kind of parallel to it. After stopping twice more to ask directions we found the little dirt path that would cross the farmland between the two roads. That was a great bit of dirt road, potholed to the extreme and narrow as hell with huge trucks heavily laden both coming at us and needing to be passed. There were also (as always around this time of day) a bunch of school kids waving and grinning at us. What a beautiful country and so much fun to ride through. I REALLY wanted to stop at the little stream where a few kids were swimming to cool off but we couldn't as it was almost dark and we needed to find somewhere to sleep.
On the way to Ma Lam
Post edited by: Bent_boot, at: 2012/03/10 05:51
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