May 23. 37 miles. Left Con Cường and had a steady ride to Hoa Binh. Had a rear tyre change along the way. I had stuck a screw or something through my tire a month or so ago, you … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
20th May. 80 miles. Sorry. It’s a boring one…. A few hills to start then a fairly flat road along the valley ride went fast and felt good after the last two days of riding. I had few stops, no … Continue reading
17th of May. 65 miles. 5500ft of climbing. walked down to the stream and had a wash and a swim in the morning. Packed hammock and left the jungle. Today was another very hard day with lots of climbing and hot. … Continue reading
May 16th. 80 miles. 7000 feet of climbing. Left KHE Sanh and started climbing immediately into the forest on the Ho Chi Minh Road. Again the views and the jungle were spectacular, the sun was out and it was hot. … Continue reading
May 12. 47 miles. Started to head more inland to get to the Ho Chi Minh Road witch meant lots more hills. Climbed all day in 39°. I wanted to ride twice as far as I actually managed but photos, … Continue reading
For 2 weeks I have been trying to transfer the website to a new company, and the switch over appears to have happened with a slight hiccup early today. We hope normal service will resume shortly, so we can all … Continue reading
May 11th. 71 miles and the Hai van pass climb. Left Hoi An at last after almost three weeks there. Very hard to leave as I had a great apartment. Georgia had stayed and we had made some good friends. … Continue reading
6th May. Long collected me at 7am for the 75k cycle to the lake in the hills where we then paddle boarded to a small island. The size of a football pitch. Amazing spot and great jungle. The locals hadn’t … Continue reading
April 26th. Flew to Hanoi the capital city in Northern Vietnam. Full on mayhem. We were only there one night as we left for Ha Long Bay the following morning for a boat trip through and around the thousands of … Continue reading
Apologies for the lack of reports. This will be the last one now until about the 5th of May. My Daughter Georgia has arrived and I have hung the bike up for 16 days ????. I ended up in Tam … Continue reading