Trip to Can Tho

My butt hurts; really hurts. Gentle reader do not laugh unless, like the QB who has been there. This seems worse – certainly the worst it has been for me. Just below or maybe at the raw stage.

How did it get that way? The statistics of the day will explaini a bit but it started hurting at the first km so it was a hard day.

Distance. 100 km plus a bit

Temp. Off the scale but think hot.

Humidity. Yes, full

Rain, some in the afternoon and it was a welcome relief except that one could steam veggies

Food – basically too hot to enjoy much of a breakfast or lunch. Ate some eggs and some fruit.

Hydration, maybe this says it all. Consumed 96 oz of water plus other assorted drinks at lunch time.

-altitude gained. Maybe 100 plus feet in 100 km. Not hard but no free ride.

Wildlife (using the QB system)
-birds. Roosters, chickens and not much else. A few geese.

-cows. Yes many on the side of the road. Grazing and very thin.

-water buffalo. One

-rice Think of the Midwest and covert the corn coverage to rice and you are on the right track. Quite pretty when green and interesting when being planted. Turns out this area can actually get four crops a year. The Viet word for rice, Com, means to eat.

-Driving and biking. I thought Amsterdam with its bike, pedestrian and roadways a bit challengeing, at least the turns. Nothing, nada, piece of cake. Two sides of the road as normal. Shoulder as would be expected. Rules of lane: none. One can and does cycle, drive, turn etc. As if there are really four independent two way lanes.

-Solution. Use a very loud horn, especially the buses. New York at is worst is quiet compared to a single road. One feels constantly assaulted.

So, all in all an exciting day. Long distance in heat and made it, could have easily continued except for the butt.

Tomorrow, the floating market, at 05:00 and then more adventure. Dinner tonite at a very good hotel. The hotel in Can Tho is 4-5 star and fairly rated (with US prices for washing a pair of socks, and I had a lot more than just wet socks. Loving it.

Notes – this is the first sending in three days. Havé not had connection to gprs for a few days – no mail or web.

No images in this post as was not sure if I would have a connection again for a while.

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