A nice little lie in today and so when I get up for breakfast Elias has already left and so I have some noodle soup with Tea and then just explore the city. It's much hotter here, with it being further south, and so I remember my earlier experiences with Mr Chaff and so a reduced pace is the order of the day. We walk through the streets, absorbing the hustle and bustle of the biggest city in Vietnam. Tea is looking for an iPod cover, so this involves looking in a...

So we get up at 5.30, and i'm not feeling fresh. Pretty tired actually, but I am looking forward to this day of riding. As it has been a whole day since I had my bike on the road, that of course means that I need to kick start her. The electric starter is just not doing the job. After messing around with this for a while I eventually get her started and it is about 6 by the time that we leave. ----- On the road, less than 2km and Elias' bike dies. What a surpri...

After our late night we have a lie in today. We eventually peel ourselves out of bed and head to the sand dunes. We decide we'll get something to eat when we get there. As we approach the area kids coming running from everywhere trying to get us to rent sleds to slide down the dunes. We aren't interested, but it doesn't stop their persistence. Elias picks a spot for us to stop. It is pricey. So we just order some coffee. First of all, they take so long to bring t...

6am comes and 6am goes. We wake up but are so tired that we just go back to sleep again. We do manage to get in to the sea for 8am so it wasn't a complete disaster. The water is fresh this morning, if fact to be honest it is pretty cold when I get in, hesitation on my part prolonging the shock. When I do get in it is great, just swimming out in the sea before a day on the bike, this is the life. We swim over to the shore and clamber out on to the beach for a look...

Up at a reasonable time, some delicious muesli and get the girls loaded up. The plan is to Da Lat today. Another hot day, you know I think I am going to stop talking about it being a hot day. Suffice to say that every day hot, just some crank the level right up. As Jessie has not been on the rip for the past few days the electric starter is a no go. I'm pretty sure that the battery in my girl is not the best, it'll hold a little charge overnight from a days worth...