Viet Road Trip Day 7.0: Plieku to Kham Duc
Up until day 7, the landscape of Vietnam hadn't been very impressive. The climate was very arid and the things that were green were usually covered in dust. So Vietnam didn't feel particularly green or lush. That all changed on day 7.
First, some good news! I finally mounted my camera to my helmet in Plieku. So most of the rattle and shutter from previous videos is gone.
I started the day out with some Gorillaz. As you can see, traffic was light and getting out of the city was simple.
For the first hour or two of driving, there was a good amount of car, bus, and truck traffic. Normally it's not a big deal, but when cars pass trucks and go straight towards you, it can be a little nerve wracking. The land itself didn't seem very impressive at first, but it got better and better as the day progressed.
Slowly the land started to get greener and more lush. Vietnam finally started looking like the country that I had imagined. Trees seemed to be growing out of anything made of dirt. Ferns and banana trees seemed to be slowly taking over everything. Rice paddies started popping up all over the place. It was beautiful.
After 7 days, I felt like I had finally arrived in the real Vietnam, and I couldn't be more thrilled.
Note: I'm changing the format for my posts. Instead of doing whole days in single posts, I'm going to be breaking some of the days up. It doesn't make any sense to put 8 hours into one post that may or may not get any votes. I think a better plan is to do smaller, less time consuming posts, more frequently. The next post in this series will be about Day 7.1.