Today dist : 66.6 km Total : 3630.8 km
Today Temp : 24-32 C Raining all day
Ride time: 5 hr 15 min
Ave speed : 12.6 kmh Max : 48.0
Ave climb: 3 % Max: 12 %
Trip alti : 877 m Max: 624 m
Today Spend: 220k dong Total: 2710 Rmb+2523k dong+ 1989 k kips
What a miserable wet wet ride today!!! The rain started from the moment i packed up my tent and panniers,from threatening light drizzle,and then it became moderate rain forcing me to take shelter in a house for one and a half hour,thanks to the house lady who provided hot water for me to make coffee,and her neighbour who cooked a bowl of instant noodle,so kind of them,maybe i did really look miserable in their eyes.Today's rain really makes you frustrated and mad,like playing cat and mouse with me,just when you thought it stops and you are ready to move,it started again...stop...rain...stop...rain...almost the same pattern for the whole day.The worst part was at the 5 km 10% Pass,cranking at a snail speed of 4-5kmh,I was really soaked to the skin.The rain became heavier when I arrived in Aluoi and checked in the 1st guesthouse on sight," 150k dong"the guesthouse man said. "OK..Ok..Ok..where is the room?" No need to bargain 150k is cheap. I told the man i needed a stand fan and a water heater cos' two important items not inside the room which i need to make hot coffee and blow dry my wet stuffs,and within minutes he brought them to my room,really good service.A quick Wiki net search about Aluoi, this particular region of high mountains and deep valley is called -A Shau Valley .It was the scene of numerous battles between the North Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong and the Americans during the Vietnam War. The A Shau Valley was a strategically important route which the North Vietnamese Army used to enter South Vietnam. The Americans needed to block and disrupt the troops and material entering South Vietnam, and many bloody battles took place in and around the A Shau Valley.No wonder the Americans lost out in the battles to the Viet Cong cos' they were so used to play the hide and ambush underground war here.
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| School girls on the way to school |
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| Beauty contest- my vote goes to the blue one |
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| Aluoi - my desination today |
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| Ho Chi Minh Highway |
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| Ho Chi Minh Highway |
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| A dam is under construction |
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| Ho Chi Minh Highway |
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| A Shau Valley of Ho Chi Minh Highway |
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| Rain shelter with free hot water and instant noodle |
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| One and a half hour rain shelter |
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| On the 10% steep Pass |
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| Rain can't stop me to look awesome |
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| Getting misty the higher you go |
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| Blood sucker discovered in the guesthouse room |
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| Outside is still raining,so everythings got to be inside |
Well done bro, keep on pedalling and share what you see on the way. Thanks.
ReplyDeletebro still on the road ah ! you really enjoy kau kau.
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