7 February morning.
Will be sent later as no connectivity here.
Arrived last evening at about 18:00. Long day of cycling that had everything. Headwinds, a mountain pass of 1500 feet, distance (65-70 miles), wonderful scenery and outstanding views, beach (real sand with water at 20 C ).
Had a lunch of mussels and other seafood just before the Hoi An pass. Good that we ate first .
Hoi An is a world heritage site. Home of the Chaum peoples – mostly Hindu and Moslem. Own language of the Malay-Poly language group, most similar to Hawaii.
Hotel is another of the Victoria group. Excellent views and right on the ocean.
Cooking school via a boat ride:
First a walk through the market in Hoi An. Then off on a boat for about an hour to a restaurant / cooking school. Watched and made
-eggplant in clay pot
-warm squid salad in a pinapple boat (sweet and sour)
-bahn xeo (pancakes with shrimp filling)
-our own rice paper from rice or rice flour on a steamer with a linen cover
-lesson on decoration
Bike ride along the sea shore in the late afternoon. Hoi An is a UNESCO city (the market tour gave us a chance to see the ancient city center). The hotel is about 4km outside and right on the beach. Beautiful beach, water temp at 22 C
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