Post a Comment On: Paul's Travels

Ok so we didn't make it to Vin Moc to see the tunnels in the DMZ. Travel by scooter here just takes so long, even a 120km journey would have taken 6 hours. Part of it is the bikes, as scooters are only permitted to travel at 50km/h Max. Part of it is the route we chose, off the highway and instead through small country villages. So we were avoiding many obstacles; small one man hay balers, hay bales, cows, water buffalo, bicycles, scooters, big trucks and little trucks. Also a few cars, and strange mechanical beasts somewhere between tractor, truck and just a motor strapped to a couple wheels. Part of our inability to travel quickly is that we're four people, and everyone needs to drink water, make water, eat food, stop to do something like adjust helmets or clothing. All those stops take time and it adds up. But I think the number one reason is that it is so dang hot. We have to keep stopping to drink water or we get dehydrated very quickly. My main symptom or dehydration is crankiness, and I get it bad. But knowing your own limits helps! So instead of tunnels we went to the beach via an unmarked road and it was fantastic! We ate some delicious squid and noodles soup and shared a small boiled crab. Yummy! We also went to a festival the equivalent of a county fair. They even had potato sack racing! Boat races too and we ate some pho and got floppy hats. The way home to Hue was a little stressful because we were all tired, hot and thirsty. But we made it!