Up early and just about make it to the tour office in time. Tea is already here and not pleased that I was late. Ha. We get taken by a guide down the street a short while and on to the bus. A decent bus with AC and pretty good leg room so I'm ok with that. We get on our way and the tour guide talks about the plan, and the times. Of course I take everything he says with a pinch of salt, Vietnam time. After 2.5 hours [told it would be 1.5] we arrive at a port. We g...

Today is a day of relaxation. I spend the day trying to come to terms with the fact that Elias has sold his bike, and the deal he had for mine has fallen through. I will have to see about getting something sorted for the sale of my Moto, because I can't leave here until I do. Luckily there are many posters around the place looking to sell Motos, so there must be a demand. Obvious my poster will need to be the best and not one of these generic crap ones, I'll get ...

Elias has told me that he has found a buyer for my bike, so after breakfast I go for a look around to see how much it will cost me. There is a place opposite the hostel that I check first, he is looking 500,000, I know that is ridiculous an so I'm not interested in that. I check another few places in the surrounding area, a lot of them don't fix the Honda Win, bizarre as there are so many here with the amount of back packers. I decide to give spencer a call and s...

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...