Thursday, November 14, 2024

Ninh Binh to Somewhere else

 40k bike ride on new bikes, with much more comfortable seats. The best scenery to date and the hottest day cycling. We arrived at a resort, looked great but the maintenance was very bad. No running water, A/C only just working, phone to reception dead, no fridge, key card on the door no longer functioning, the pool was covered in a disgusting scum, the spa had putrid stagnant water in it & we were the only guests in countless units. Ominously, there are mosquito nets hanging over the beds. Traffic was very light today


Lunch yesterday





Getting our new bikes and settinf off.


Our new crew.

We checked in at 4am after the train and checked out at 9am



There are cemeteries everywhere


































This is where 'King Kong, Skull Island' was filmed






































































Graves in the water of the rice paddies, this is very common





This area has stone work factories everywhere








Duck farm





Corn drying



Check in for tonight








Home for tonight




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