US Tank right across the Border into Vietnam
Morning at the Market in Khe San
Village at a bend in the river
Bombing Downhill out of Khe San
The famous Dakrong Bridge, Start of our ride on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Fog and Road Construction at the top of a pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
One of a million coffee shops in Vietnam
I read the salt patterns to tell me when to wash my clothes
Jess assumes the downhill position (right hand on the drop bars for more braking power) on a scenic downhill
Rainy Lunch Break
Stupid map. We are probably lost here.
Super elaborate food presentation is the hallmark of Imperial Cuisine in Hue. This is just an appetizer!
Those flowers are desert
Breakfast delivered to the balcony in Hue
Tallest Flag Pole in Vietnam. Really.
Hue Citadel Gate
Shrine to former emperors in Hue
Old imperial palace in Hue
Artillery from The American War
Medicine Shop
Typical Street Chaos
Other bikers carry loads too.
The bay between Hue and the barrier island
Elaborate Family Tombs
Beach Lunch Break
4 lane bridge connecting one lane roads
That is a live pig in that basket.
Refreshing swimming hole at Sua Sang
A chance to show off the farmer tan
A rare christian graveyard
Lang Co Beach Resort making a pre-Tet offering. They burn all the food after praying at the set table.
Mountains are pretty until you realize you need to pedal over them.
Enjoying a sundown beer at Lang Co
Pre-climb breakfast on the porch in Lang Co
Jess' Christmas present luck charms
Craig's Christmas present luck charm
Start of the Hill. And only 996 km to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
Lang Co Beach from the start of the pass
Up up up
That pass is where we are going. You can see the road on the right.
Lang Co from way up there...you can see where we came from on the left.
The Danang side of the pass...all downhill from here.
Marble Mountain on China Beach
Lunch on China Beach
China Beach
Swimming at lunch time
Pondering leaving China Beach
Old French architecture in Hoi An
Hoi An Beach
Jess following our guide to get us un-lost leaving Hoi An
Plowing
My Ky Khe Bay (2 km from My Lai)
My Ky Khe Beach
Woven bamboo fishing boat
Clams and Ban Xeo. Those lights are from the squid boats.
Nightly water filtering routine
Plaque at My Lai
My Lai sight...all those foundations are where the village was.
Restored and Partially restored homes.
Each homesite has a plaque with the names of the people who used to live there.
Coconuts on the beach for lunch
Flowers for Tet
HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONKHONK HONK HONK
After the rain stopped
900 year old Champ tower
Cooking pasta for dinner
Enjoying our 93 (fake) Bordeaux
Groovy forested hotel room
Rockin farmer tan
