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25th of June – 30 miles. Had arranged to meet Phillip and Justine along the way today. It was up and down all day I took it steady and met them both about 5 miles from the village we had … Continue reading
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18th of June 35 miles. A great climb to start with today went on for about 1hr 30min then levelled a bit although into a headwind so still had to pedal hard. I like the shorter legs where you can … Continue reading
14, 15, 16 of June. Laos. After booking into Xaisomphone guesthouse about 20k from the Vietnam border and into Laos, (as I mention in last blog), Wet and aching, I cleaned up and came down for dinner and a few … Continue reading
For your info my brake arrived. Fitted it and bike is all back ready to ride. Had a great fair well get together and watched the Euro football champs on a big screen in the hotel. Got a visit from a … Continue reading
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
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 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
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