We get up and head for breakfast. It consists of Cosy Marie and some coffee, just what you need for a day on the bike. It is hot today, much hotter than it was yesterday, there looks to be little chance of rain which is good. I have had enough of that. In contrast the road quality is not as good as yesterday and so the time it takes us is longer. We have a plan, Pleiku tonight. It is the next big city according to our map. ----- We are so concerned about havin...

So we are up at 8.30 but by the time we get something to eat and pack our gear on to out bikes we don't end up leaving until 11. Of course Elias didn't bother to fix his lights yesterday as he thought he would melt in the rain, so we are going to have to look in to doing that somewhere along the road. Elias is so cleaver that he left his helmet outside on his bike all day yesterday, and it was upturned, so he know has what can best be described as a bowl of soup,...

Today is terrible. Torrential rain beating down. We decide that this is not the day to set off on our adventure and so decide to stay one more day. With tomorrows weather looking much better. I don't really fancy starting the journey with the rain beating down on me, though I am sure that it will happen at some time, but not to start. ----- I just have a nice relaxing day because there is not much to do in the rain. Elias has to get his lights fixed today as th...

So I am up early because I have not packed my stuff yet. I was going to last night but I was too tired, so I get it packed this morning. I am downstairs and ready to go at 8. 9 comes and goes, 10 follows and there is still no sign of Elias! I send him an email, as he has no Vietnamese phone. 11 arrives and still no reply. I am starting to get concerned. Maybe he is dead? Or lying in a ditch somewhere? I don't even know where his hotel is, so I can't even swing by...

Elias arrives at 10.45 and it is off to get my bike. When we get to the garage, it doesn't look like they have even started any work on my bike. Elias gives the bike the once over and he thinks it is a good one. Only thing is the back tyre doesn't look the same as the one I had yesterday, after some negotiating they change it for an extra $5. We are in the shop for a good 3 hours before my bike is done and ready, I also got new brake discs on the front, only beca...