2024 - Vietnam by e-Bike

21-33 deg C Ride: 0km "Today visit My Son, the ancient centre of Cham civilization. Transfer out of town to avoid the highway before cycling along country back roads along the Song Tranh River to Mai Son. Take lunch before spending the afternoon visiting the site. Transfer back to Hoi An in the afternoon. Overnight in Hoi An. Cycle 50km." Although we both got a bit more quality sleep last night, Greg still wasn't up to breakfast, so Wendy went alone. The breakfast spread at this hotel is awesome, and Wendy was able to take a fruit platter up to Greg who gobbled it down.  While five riders and a walker set out to conquer the day's activities, the remainder stayed back to catch up on various activities; ours being sleep and blog updating - very exciting! Wendy went to dinner with the crew and brought some home for Greg.  Our hotel; our room is behind the tree on the left, left of the Anio sign in the centre of the pic Dinner venue, an eclectic collection of different cu...

21-29 deg C Ride: 26km "Ride to My Lai, the site of one of the worst massacres of the War, and take a guided tour of the site and museum. Continue cycling into Vietnamese countryside and visit  pagoda. Loop back through quiet, rural roads to the main highway. Transfer to Hoi An. The afternoon is free to explore Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An. Hotel: Anio Boutique Hotel Hoian. Cycle: 50km” We both had a very ordinary sleep due to various factors, mainly the traffic noise and both of us coughing.  After a smaller than usual breakfast, we were riding away from the hotel just after 7:30am, through the traffic chaos of Quang Nai (not quite as bad as Da Lat though). We eventually found our way onto some quite roads and over the Co Luy Bridge to visit the Chùa Minh Đức Buddhist Temple and the Statue of Buddha Guan Vayin Bodhisattva that stands at 125m tall. She is not quite finished yet. We spent about an hour wandering and taking photos. Minh Duc Pagoda has a 125m high s...