Day 49 15th. Today we test the bike... 108km south west from Dalat to Bao Loc on the QL20 again. The QL20 is a great road....and we both love it.... The road surface itself however we don't love..... its pretty bad.... pot holed everywhere and you'll easily ruin a tyre if you take your eye off the ball... We are sorry to leave Dalat behind... Its a lovely place, so before we do, and because the time is getting ever closer to are arrival in Ho Chi Minh and th...

Day 48 14th jan We have booked ourselves on a tour today which leaves our hotel at 8.20.... 7 o'clock I'm up and out the door... After a nights sleep we decide to get a price on getting the bike repaired whilst we are out for the day.. We are not overly concerned about getting it fixed as I'm sure it'll make it to Ho Chi Minh fine, just a little slower and smokier than we expected... I've been told by the hotel staff of a local garage which opens early, so af...