No Coasting on the Viet Nam Coast...
Posted April 13, 2003 @ 6:06am
Xin Chao,Since I can only update once a week or so, I apologize for the truancy. Here's a brief recount of where we've been, what we've been up to:From Saigon we took a 17 hour train ride to Hue, along the central coast of Viet Nam. Spent 3 days in Hoi An, a beautiful, cultural city with great art galleries and restaurants. Left Hoi An last Monday, 7 April. Lots of saddle time, I promise you.6 consecutive days, 550 km, 3 mountain passes, HEAT, Murder City Headwinds everyday, and suddenly we findourselves in Nha Trang. The guidebooks say this is theplace to hang in Viet Nam, but we've seen some rathertranquil, quiet, deserted beaches on this stretch thatwould have me arguing that statement, (and if you asknicely, I may even tell you where they are.) Rolling out of Hoi An on Monday morning wasbittersweet, as it truly has the mellow qualities thatwe were looking for, and as Mac sez, it's a touristtown "done right." But roll out we did, thru lushfields...