2024 - Vietnam by e-Bike

29-17 deg C Ride: 39km "Morning transfer to Dalat. Stop for lunch in Baoloc – a town of tea and coffee in the central region. Ride through plantations and back roads of Dalat. Overnight in Dalat. Cycle: 40km. Hotel: Hotel Roy Dala." We had to be at breakfast at 6:30 this morning as our departure time was 7:30am. We were all ready and waiting when Tom arrived, including the two Germans who are joining us until the 15 Nov.  We were bused out of town for about 2.5 hours, had mornos then hopped on the bikes. We rode for about 14km before stopping for a drink and snack break. Onwards for another 15km before another break. At the 39km mark we called time because it had just grained and the roads were very dirty and slippery. Before getting on the. Us we had another drink and snack break. After 1 hr driving, we stopped at our lunch venue where we had a 6 course meal. Not a lot of anything but together it filled us up nicely. Another 3 hours and we arrived at our hotel Hotel Roy Dala...

30-39 (feels like) deg C Ride: 19km "After breakfast, transfer out of the bustling city Ho Chi Minh to Tan Phu Trung village; ride through rubber plantation to Cuchi tunnels site and visit the most famous tunnels in the world, dug by Vietnamese during American war. Overnight in Saigon. Cycle: 25km." We set off from the hotel at 8am, heading for the Cu Chi Tunnels. We stopped about an hour out of the city and the bikes were waiting for us opposite a Vietnamese roadside coffee shop. After getting re-acquainted with the bikes, we headed over to the cafe for a comfort stop and an iced coffee that was strong and delicious. We finally hopped on the bikes and rode away. About 10km up the road we stopped for a drinks and snack break; hardly earned it.  9km later we arrived at Cu Chi Tunnels, parked the bikes, had another cool drink then headed into the tunnel complex. First up was a 20min film about the Vietnam war and how the VC used their ingenuity to overcome the superior technolo...