28 degC 88% humidity Kim had arranged for us to be picked up at 5:30am to visit the floating markets. Wendy let the boys go without her as she had done floating markets before. She waited for them to return before having breakfast which was a bit rushed due to the scheduled departure time, but we all made it. We drove about 10km out of city before riding. About 1km later we queued to board the ferry to an island in the Delta, before riding another 10km to the oth...

26 degC 94% humidity Had breakfast at 6:30am and were ready by 7:15 for a 7:30am departure. Little did we know that we would have to wait for the guides to deconstruct the bikes and pack them in the van. Oh well, sigh. We drove for about 12km then rode for 25km to the Ba Chuc killing fields - Pol Pot's work in Vietnam. Back on the bikes for another 25km in the Mekong Delta and then packed up the bikes and jumped in the bus for another 60km or so to the Crocodile ...

27 degC, 90% humidity We started out at 7:45 with a ride to another very local restaurant for breakfast Cambodian style - chicken noodle soup which was surprisingly sustaining. It was the back on the bikes for the 45km to the border with Vietnam. The route was more of the same and the pace was like we were at boot camp not on holiday. We had our first drinks stop at the 25km mark which was long overdue by Wendy's calculation. Whilst it was not especially hot, it ...

Post-Cycle Tour Day 4. Will have to get myself one of the beds The Rex uses as I've never slept so well for ages. I love the "Pillow Menu" on the bedside table which says dial 0 for your favourite pillow, choose from a list. A leisurely breakfast of steamed dim sims, cereal, fresh French bread, fresh tropical fruit and coffee (decaf latte). It was then off to find Phil a Vietnamese coffee shop for him to try that thick, black brew. Mission accomplished; if he was...

Another mega brekky spread followed by a walk to the songbird practice session in Tai Dan Park. Keeping songbirds is popular here and owners bring them to this park so they can learn new songs from other birds. I thought I would have seen a lot of canaries but not so, mostly mynas or silver-eyes. They could certainly sing. The owners just sat around, drinking coffee and maybe talking birds. Not a bad way to start the day. It was then on to the Thich Quang Duc Mem...