Day 4: Ride from Dalat to Nha Trang
Day 4 would be a day with lots of mountain riding.
I got out of Dalat without issue. I thought morning traffic could be a problem, but getting out of town was pretty painless. Immediately outside of town I started to hit some mountains. The interesting thing to me was that on one side of the mountain the trees were mostly evergreen trees. On the other side of the mountain the vegetation was more of what I expected of Vietnam, more jungle type plants.
I came across this couple on their way to work. It looks like they use the commute as an opportunity to exercise their dogs.
One of the towns close to Dalat. I stopped for a rest and took a couple of pictures.
The kids were always yelling out "HELLO!" when I rode around Vietnam. I think these guys were going to, or leaving, school.
A quick pic while riding. Lots of evergreen plants.
The other side of the mountain, with more "jungle" type plants.
I'm still amazed by how much stuff people are able to transport on their scooters.
All the kids getting out of school.
A quick rest stop.
This stuff was awesome. I don't like sweet foods and drinks, and this drink was not sweet at all. It was kind of like a salted 7UP or something. This was the only bottle of Recover that I saw in Vietnam, even though I kept looking for it. I have no idea why it has the Chrome logo on it.
On the left of this picture is something that you'll see all over South East Asia. It's a sugar cane press, and a barrel full of sugar cane. They press the cane to get juice to drink. Some places will throw in an orange slice or lemon slice to flavor the drink a little. It's good stuff and only costs a few cents for a glass.
I finally made it to Nha Trang. This was another city where someone talked to me while I was riding, and lead me to a hotel room for a commission from the hotel owner.
I didn't do a whole lot in Nha Trang, just went for a ride. I did find a REALLY good Mexican restaurant, which was a huge bonus. I know that other travelers have their "thing" that they do in every place. Usually it's something stupid like slapping their GoPro or dancing. My "thing" is finding, and eating Mexican food all over the world. I had been living outside of the US for 9 years at this point, and Mexican food is what I missed the most about America. So I search for Mexican places and usually end the night on the toilet, full of disappointment. America and Mexico are the only countries that reliably produce good Mexican food, so I've eaten tons of horrible Mexican food around the globe. Nha Trang was a pleasant surprise. The Mexican food was on point.
In Day 5 I finally started using my GoPro. So if anyone makes it this far down the page, expect some videos in the next post.
