So, you may have seen the Top Gear episode when they biked the length of Vietnam. There are plenty of people out here doing just that, but I wasn't one of them. Wes and I opted to do the short route (130km) from Hue to Hoi An taking in the Hai Van pass. We also decided that as neither of us were exactly well-established bikers (I'd ridden on for about 2 days in the Philippines and Wes had never been on one) that we'd opt for the easy rider option. We paid a couple of Vietnamese fellas the enormous sum of $40 to take us the route with us on the back. We just sat back, took in the view, and snapped away. I've gone through the hundreds of pictures I took and here are the best.
Wes and I enjoying the journey!
The guide said this was the largest lake in Asia. The internet says otherwise.
We got caught in this storm. I told the guide that I didn't mind getting a little wet, but he insisted I wore some waterproofs. He was right.
We stopped at Elephant falls. It was pretty cool. We took a dip and had another beer.
We did the trip with Charlotte. I honestly didn't mind her tagging along in her bikini.
Just posing. Honest, mum.
Up the mountain roads.
Into the clouds.
At the top there was an American bunker.
With reminders of the battles that took place here.
So apparently, we chose a bad day to do the trip. The view from the top is meant to be quite incredible, but all we saw was rain clouds. Coming down the other side of the pass and this was the view.
We arrived in Hoi An and Wes got measured for a suit. She needed a bigger stool.
We had a couple of relaxing days in Hoi An. It's quite a quaint romantic place, just what Wes and I needed. We headed down the beach. Just a 4km bike ride. I was hardly in the best of shape before going travelling and with copious amounts of alcohol and eating pretty poorly I'm just a sunburned tubby mess. Although I needed the exercise I didn't appreciate it in the heat.
It seemed worth it in the end.
The weeks pass so quickly when you're living this life. No work, lying on the beach, seeing some fantastic sights and partying every night. Someone's got to do it.
