Wow, it's hot in Vietnam!
Since we left Dalat, the temperatures seem to rise everyday, even if we are heading towards the North of the country. But we are not complaining..we know what March is like in Quebec! We even had some wind (Victoriaville-style *for Alx and Jerome, who certainly know what I'm talking about) and nice salty waves to cool us down..
We reached Nha Trang, one of Vietnam's most popular beach, and enjoyed a day of reading under a palm tree and playing in the water, giving a real show with our cyclist suntans! appart from in Hong Kong, Jean did not remember the last time he had a swim in the sea. I had been looking forward to a day by the sea and was not disapointed; the scenery is gorgeous and we indulged in fresh seafood during our 2 days of rest.
We then took a bus (no choice, the clock is ticking now..) to Hoi An, a city with colonial French buildings as well as japanese and chinese architecture. If you ignore the souvenir shops, it is truly amazing to see. Located on the coast, in the middle of the country, it once was an important place for trade. We took our bikes to get to Hue and had to climb a mountain pass (instead of taking the 7km tunnel!) and Jean said it looked quite like the West Coast. The road was quiet, pure bliss.
From Hue, we are taking another night bus to Hanoi. Having to depend on a bus is a real pain in the neck but, again, we have no choice. This trip is comming to an end in only 2 weeks and we have to get back to Hong Kong with something faster than our powerful legs! A French tourist even made this comment to Jean: "Vous avez des jambes de Tour de France, vous etes un vrai cycliste, ca se voit!". I did not have such nice comments for mine but there's till hope, I have good genetics for cyclist legs..
*hmmm, good egg with the foetus inside! I still prefer the avocado shake..
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