Hi guys We've made it to beautiful Hoi An and we've got the day off to enjoy some R&R before a big day of cycling tomorrow. The last 3 days of cycling have been fairly unremarkable; predominantly 60-km's to 90-km's each day along flat terrain along the coastline or the railway line. We had our first decent accident yesterday. One of the stronger (& more confident) riders was recording a video of the group whilst riding and found a pothole that catapulted...

Well we have now clocked up over 140klm in the last 2 days. The legs are holding up, however with such poor road conditions, lack of tar, sand, dirt and a million and one pot holes, the ride was not so kind to those that don't have some extra backside padding. We took on some more hills, with the view at the top all worth the steep climb. We were rewarded with lunch at the beach where we could cool down and enjoy a much needed swim. The most enjoyable part of t...

Wednesday was the first of our 'big' ride days. We pedalled 100-km's through the mountains from Da Lat to Nha Trang with 3 climbs over 20-km's to test our mettle. This was Jane's first ride over 50-km's and she pedalled faster than Mickey in a mouse wheel Our day began at 5:30am with a cup of coffee and a healthy serving of breakfast. The weather was warm and the skies were clear as we headed up the slopes for the start of our adventure. Half an hour into the m...

Today was our first real riding day. An early 4:45am start with a quick flight leaving the bustle of Saigon and into the peaceful city of Da Lat. Spent the morning cycling around 35-km's as we took on some challenging hills, but thanks to Rob's tough love training leading up to this trip I was well ahead of the pack. We spent the afternoon browsing through the local markets, searching for a lolly shop for Rob and people watching again. A mixed group amongst us...

10am is the new 6am, which means 7am is the new 3am and not much is open at 3am in Saigon; not much that's reputable, anyway! We started our day at the world-famous Ben Thanh markets and survived the morning with our wallets intact by avoiding the 1,000 sarongs, t-shirts & caps. We enjoyed some local street eats before making our way down to the backpacker district to Rob's favourite smoothie bar. As we were passing through the local park, we were approache...