Arrived in Saigon tonight after 2 days of hard cycling. Yesterday was long and hard. We had 40 km of good interesting cycling through Vietnamese countryside on the relative flat. We had to be bussed around a landslide which meant time was short so we drove up the first hill climb to start cycling again in another tropical downpour. To be followed by 10 km of up and very up, up through cloud and rain but through a lovely coffee and tea growing area. Then a dash of 24 km to Dalat arriving there just after dark which made negotiating the rush hour traffic very interesting.
Today was a cycling of 80 km towards Saigon from Dalat. We started with a tour around central Dalat before heading off. Once out of the town we had a long fast downhill which almost made up for yesterday. Then some undulating countryside through tea and coffee growing areas. There were some significant ups but was mainly good and fast and in good weather - broken cloud and almost sunshine until the last 10 km when we got soaked again. It would not be Vietnam without getting wet. The guides tell us this is very unusual for the time of year.
Tomorrow cycle to the Chu Chi tunnels, home of Viet Cong operations.
Keeping eye on Thai 'problem' as supposed to fly back through Bangkok.....we'll see.
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