Day 38 4th jan Cornflakes with milk and toast with butter again for breakfast... Everything's available, but sometimes the simple things are the nicest... We are heading to around 105km south to Da Nang and with no Ho Chi Minh trail we'll be on Highway 1 again.... Thankfully the further south we've come the better Highway 1 has become.... Its still busy, but it's reduced down to a normal road now.... Ironically the bikes make better progress than almost anyth...

Day 37 3rd jan. We get up and grab a good old fashioned breakfast.... Cereals with milk and toast with butter and jam.... Perfect. !! We stay in the hotel for a few hours making use of the good speed of the wifi connection.... Our night spent in hell followed by the last few in heaven has taught us that when it comes to accommodation, paying nothing means you get nothing.... It appears you need to spend around £20 per day for a hotel room, this will put you...

Day 36 2nd jan We depart today in good spirits... Everything gone will with the bike.... Nothing needs any welding, it's just start it up, load it up, and off we go.... We are heading from Dong Hoi - 152 km south to Hue..... Half will be done on another section of the Ho Chi Minh trail where we will make a stop to view the "Vinh Moc tunnels" which were used in the Vietnam war... The Ho Chi Minh is as stunning as yesterday and we effortlessly count down the m...

Day 35 - 1st jan We've set the alarm early......6.50 and we are both up.... Looking forward to leaving this dump well behind.... Destination - Dong hoi - 210km. We pay our bill and make for the bike but there's an issue.... The frame that carries our bags pretty much falls apart as we load it up.... Great !!! So much for a early start. I leave Shiree in the guesthouse carpark and go off in search of help.... One very good thing about Vietnam is that your ...

Day 34 - 31st dec Today we are up at 8 and eager for a early start.... Today we are going to spend the whole day on highway 1 heading south... We grab a large breakfast in preparation for the day ahead.... Finding good food in Vietnam is proving a little tricky so we eat whilst we can..... Whilst shiree's packing up the last few things in the room a take myself off to get some fuel.. The fuel gauge on the bike doesn't work properly and neither does the speedo s...