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Day 11 Exploring Hue and getting Repairs

A Day 11 Exploring Hue I had my best nights sleep on the best mattress I've seen in Vietnam- most are rock hard! My included breakfast was a buffet and had many interesting Chinese foods as well as Western style foods and juice and coffee so I figured I would chow down now and have a light...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 19, 2013 from Hue, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Day 12 Hue to Dong Hoi, June 19

Dateline June 19th, South China Sea. VN Day 12 Hue to Dong Hoi 176 k Today is sunny and hot. The road is dry and in fairly good condition especially along the shoulder where the little motorbikes ride. I left Hue City just after 8 for a 176 k ride to Dong Hoi which is a beach town with a...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 19, 2013 from Dong Hoi, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Days 9 & 10 Exploring Hoi An & Hoi An to Hue

Day 9 Today I checked out a hotel bike which I rode around Hoi An to the Old City. So many dress and tailor shops one after other, this town is famous for its cheap tailored clothing. I easily found the old city which is a 15th century trading port that has been missed by time and looks very...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 18, 2013 from Hue, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Day 6 Nha Trang & Day 7 to Song Cao

TGC Day 6 & 7 Day 6 Nha Tranh Up early found coffee and bread by hotel Walked around neighborhood & farmers market. Went to Honda. Dealer, would not work on bike. Drove around looking for mechanics. Asked some men at a garage, one led me on his bike to a shop. Met Mr T, owner & chatted....

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 15, 2013 from Hoi An, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Day 8- Song Cao to Hoi An

Quick notes day 8 You might ask "What do you see along the road?" There are bicycles and motorbikes beside rice fields, people harvesting and planting, practicing aquaculture - harvesting clams, crabs, even lobsters. Water buffulo of all sizes grazing by roadside or herded along the road...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 15, 2013 from Hoi An, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Day 5 Da Lat to Nha Trang

Hello All! Welcome to another day of traveling by a small motorbike in Vietnam. On today's route we will go from the mountains of Da Lat over a pass and then have a long, winding descent to a valley then to ocean. Heading ENE today. After paying the inkeeper, Miss Chi, I took the bike out and...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 12, 2013 from Nha Trang, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Da Lat Day 3- Mountain Challenge and Sightseeing

Hi Family and Friends! No driving for the next two days but adventure just the same! Today I have a guide taking me to Lang Biang, a pair of mountains about 40 K north of Da Lat. They are famous in history as representing a Romeo and Juliet story where two kids from different tribes fell in love...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 11, 2013 from Da Lat, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Da Lat Day 4- Walking aound town and doing chores

Much shorter post for today (I promise)....I forgot to mention that yesterday my inkeeper, Miss Chi, let me know that the bike was leaking oil. I could see where it was coming from- a seam where the oil sump meets the transmission (I think). I wanted to know how much it was losing so I resolved...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 11, 2013 from Da Lat, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

On Thee Road- Days 1 and 2

Hello, Gear Heads! Well, the adventure has truly begun as I pulled out of Ho Chi Minh City at 9 AM yesterday. My Guesthouse hostess 'Bic' gave me big hug goodbye and her mother helped me tighten the load down with my new bungies. Bic tod me to call her if I had any trouble and little did I...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 9, 2013 from Da Lat, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

Day 2

Day 2 brought rain into the riding equation. It really isn't too bad a rain, fairly light and warm, in fact it takes the heat off of the day quite a bit. I was awake at 6 and on the road by 7:30 wearing my bike rain pants and a raincoat. It was surprisingly comfortable! The little bike...

permalink written by  Mike_Veine on June 9, 2013 from Da Lat, Vietnam
from the travel blog: Top Gear Adventure 2- Vietnam Boogaloo!

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