Now I am in Nha Trang as expected, although I did not come here by cycling two days but with a bus in about four hours. Soon after I started my ride yesterday morning I lost another spoke from my rear wheel. It was still not detrimental, but the end of the broken spoke got tangled with the chain and this combination destroyed my rear derailleur quite completely. As I was not able to find a proper bike shop in Quy Nhon (I had tried five) I decided to take a bus to...

I have not blogged for some time as I have been on the road. I actually wrote a blog entry before I left Hoi An, but somehow lost the connection and the entry disappeared. I am now having a rest day in Quy Nhon, which is the capital of Binh Dinh province and a harbour town of some 200 000 inhabitants. It has a quite nice beach, next to which my hotel is located. I left Hoi An during the latest floods here, so the road from Hoi An to road number 1 was under wat...

Today around noon local time I arrived to Hoi An after about 33 km ride from Danang. Much of the ride was along China Beach. Yesterday I rode over Hoi Van pass, which is about 500 m high pass between Hue and Danag. My rear tyre exploded again yesterday afternoon and now I am using the third outer tire in the rear. Hoi An is a very nice little town. Yet again one on the Vietnamese UNESCO heritage sites. This used to be an important harbour until about to the end ...

I have now stayed two nights here in Hue. Tomorrow morning I plan to continue south towards Danang. I plan to stop overnight in between Hue and Danang as there is a almost 500 m high pass couple of tens of kilometers before Danang to climb. I have really found out here that "bicycle service" is totally unknown concept here in Vietnam. The bicycle repairmen see that bike moves, and they think that it is OK. Because we do not have common language it has ...

I am finally in Hue. I have to admit that I should have had a rest day between Hanoi and Hue, but as there was not so interesting places to stop at suitable locations, I continued cycling. Last two days were the hottest so far and there was also some headwind, especially yesterday. So far I have had a shower, lunch and a 60 minute massage, which was very good for aching muscles. I am planning to stay here for three nights. I hope to get some rest for myself and ...