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Wednesday, miday, leaving Jasper June 6. Arose one hour behind schedule just outside Blue Ridge on route to Jasper. Streams, light rain, pines (very many some with red beetle infestation), small mountains that are snow capped, all viewed from comfy … Continue reading →

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18 February. Late afternoon This will be the last post of the BSV series. There will be a short update, in the future, when I get the camera pictures up and collect the photos from my fellow adventurers. If this … Continue reading →

Feb 16 Midnight plus a bit so really the 17th. New Year's Eve – Tet Looking out my window on the Dong Hong one sees the multiude. No free space for humans or motorbikes. Just masses and joy. Horns, ballons, … Continue reading →

14 February early am at breakfast Dalat is an old French Colonial resort area at 1500 m. Being up high it is a lot cooler, 20-22 C is the common daytime temp. No A/C in the room – heater and … Continue reading →

15 Feb. Evening after dinner A day of biking extremes. We spent one day in Dahlat (see previous post) visiting the Mediation center and a village and other tourist things. Took the evening off in terms of dinner; blashphemy but … Continue reading →

12 February. A rest and tourist day in this old French resort town. Wonderful food in this 5 star hotel – one of the best in Asia according to them. Two pics, one from outside my room and one of … Continue reading →

11 February 22:30 An eventful and challenging few days; catching up after having no connectivity for three or four days. The ride to Quang Ngai a beach resort in a remote area held little in the way of new items. … Continue reading →

Feb 9. Evening A day of bookends and real contrasts. First the bookends. Leaving the hotel on small rural beautiful roads. About 20km of scenic and almost traffic free riding. Then 100km of Hiway 1 riding. Noisy, more noisy, more … Continue reading →