Damn, I am tired. & days of 5-6 hours on the bike, with a ton of brutal climbing has really taken it's toll. Tomorrow is the last day of riding and that's OK. Today was a lumpy 100K along the Da river between Lai Chau and Tam Duong. Lai Chau was a dump and TD is not much better. The air is filled with smoke from the piles of leaves raked from the gutters that burn all along the roadside. Great sentence structure there, huh? I went by a burning pile last night that was so acrid I began coughing. Must have been burning old paint cans.
The hotel in Lai Chau was passable. Large roaches and many mosquitos, but what do you want? The place tonight is much better. Todat was pretty mellow for me generally. I have gotten into a bit of a groove and the travelling is becoming much easier.
All along the road today were beutiful villages of the numerous hilltribes that populate this area. The people work deep in the hills cutting stuff down. I saw a bunch of meat on a table and included were all 4 legs! Yum. I'm tired. Catch ya later.
Geoff
1 comment:
Geoff - you are amazing..
would love to hear your thoughts about the country and the fact we fought a war there - and how does that tie in if at all to the war in Iraq..
Steve
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