Where the Phó are we? The 'Bear's Vietnam Redux 2013
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Mr SB is a very, competent rider now. She says the only reason she sailed through her license test in 2012 - sat the day after we returned from Vietnam - was BECAUSE of Hanoi traffic!
Cheers, SB
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Ned Kelly's - LOL That took me by surprise - he's me Aussie Hero right up there with
a few other rebels
Shampoo & a shave for those scoots - arr arr
How'd you know that Guys name was Zen
a few other rebels
Shampoo & a shave for those scoots - arr arr
How'd you know that Guys name was Zen
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He was just a very, very naughty boy.I would much rather have Ben Roberts-Smith or Daniel Keighran as my heroes. Ben is 2 metres of brutality dressed in a velvet glove.
The uniform that he wore during the action that resulted in his Victoria Cross (the same as your Congressional Medal Of Honor) has just been placed in the Australian War Museum and they had to construct a special mannequin to display it!
VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's uniform commands attention at War Memorial - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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At the moment the exchange rate is 21,087 Dong to the USD so a little over a dollar a litre.
When they fill up both the bikes and it ticks over 500,000 Dong - you look twice!
I think the bikes have 11 or 12 litre tanks.Cheers, SB
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Day 6 Vung Tau to Phan Thiet
According to both map books we had, this was a trip of approximately 160km. However, by the time we had arrived at our hotel it was just over 220km. Not entirely sure what happened there.
We started using the video camera early on the ride and came across a young lad riding a big deep throated Yamaharley. Followed him out of town enjoying the sound. A bit of that ride is in the video attached.
The video housing fogged a number of times on the trip so we lost a lot of the video footage. Hopefully we can solve this for the climb up into Da Lat tomorrow.
It was a nice ride along the coast with a lot of huge white sand dunes.
A short break for a drink and yoghurt.
As we came into Phan Thiet there were fishing boat filling the harbour.
Very colourful indeed.
Phan Thiet stunned us a little. All the signage is in Vietnamese and Russian. It must be a popular destination for them as they are everywhere.
The rain started about 15 minutes before we found our hotel,so we were glad to get our room. We had a soothing swim in the pool, went out for a delightful seafood dinner – if served a little strangely. Mrs SB finished her meal well before mine turned up.
Back to the hotel for a swim before settling in for the night.
The view from out balcony.
Off to Da Lat tomorrow and it looks like it will be a wet ride.
Cheers, The Travelling ‘Bears.
We started using the video camera early on the ride and came across a young lad riding a big deep throated Yamaharley. Followed him out of town enjoying the sound. A bit of that ride is in the video attached.
The video housing fogged a number of times on the trip so we lost a lot of the video footage. Hopefully we can solve this for the climb up into Da Lat tomorrow.
It was a nice ride along the coast with a lot of huge white sand dunes.
A short break for a drink and yoghurt.
As we came into Phan Thiet there were fishing boat filling the harbour.
Very colourful indeed.
Phan Thiet stunned us a little. All the signage is in Vietnamese and Russian. It must be a popular destination for them as they are everywhere.
The rain started about 15 minutes before we found our hotel,so we were glad to get our room. We had a soothing swim in the pool, went out for a delightful seafood dinner – if served a little strangely. Mrs SB finished her meal well before mine turned up.
Back to the hotel for a swim before settling in for the night.
The view from out balcony.
Off to Da Lat tomorrow and it looks like it will be a wet ride.
Cheers, The Travelling ‘Bears.
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Day 7 Phan Thiet to Da Lat
Oh my!
After dawning with threatening clouds - and a forecast that said 65% rain with the possibility of up to 5 mm on the way to Da Lat, the heavens opened!
We ARE going to get wet today!
Cheers, The Travelling 'Bears
After dawning with threatening clouds - and a forecast that said 65% rain with the possibility of up to 5 mm on the way to Da Lat, the heavens opened!
We ARE going to get wet today!
Cheers, The Travelling 'Bears
What's the deal with the white stripes across the road? are they just there to make motorcyclists fall off when it's raining?
How do you handle the transition from RHD to LHD ? I've always suspected it would be much trickier on a bike than in a car, where there are more reference points around you??
How do you handle the transition from RHD to LHD ? I've always suspected it would be much trickier on a bike than in a car, where there are more reference points around you??
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What's the deal with the white stripes across the road? are they just there to make motorcyclists fall off when it's raining?
How do you handle the transition from RHD to LHD ? I've always suspected it would be much trickier on a bike than in a car, where there are more reference points around you??
How do you handle the transition from RHD to LHD ? I've always suspected it would be much trickier on a bike than in a car, where there are more reference points around you??
And ALL slippery in the rain.The transition to the 'wrong' side of the road is surprisingly easy. This trip we didn't even think about it or comment. Last trip for the first few miles we thought 'throttle to the kerb, throttle to the kerb'
Previous trips I have been on a few guys tied ribbons to the throttle side of the handlebars as a visual reminder.
We are now in Da Lat after one of the wettest rides we have ever been on. And as Da Lat is in the mountains it is also COLD. We're heading out for dinner then I'll post the day's run up. It is still absolutely bucketing down now.
We were very glad to find out hotel today.
Cheers, SB