Caroline in Vietnam

Just reporting in from the Vietnam branch of the Thursday Ride. Weather excellent about 27 and sunny. pollution appalling and dust is still trying to settle from October 1st!

Meanwhile the advertised 70 K cycle ride turned out to be more like let's look at 4 Pagodas and do a bus transfer. We soon sorted that out and got off the bus and rode the distance. Even still it was a fairly short ride in comparison. Interesting set of negotiations as the driving is based on what ever you do don't stop even if you want to turn left. Having establised this and negotiated our way past other bikes carrying live pigs, wicker baskets and bails of hay plus the odd cattle along the way plus several unmentionables things improved in the afternoon as the roads got quieter but our guide was struggling after a while so we had to take a few breaks.

However the day ended well at a spring being caked in mud and then sitting in individual bath tubs of hot Spring water. Not the usual cafe stop but maybe weatherspoons can think about it for our sunday rides.

Looking forward to some British country side soon

C.xxxx