What you really want to know is where the heck are we and what in god's name have we been doing!?! Right? We're still in Vietnam, still riding the motorcycles, and have covered a lot of ground. And apart from a few close calls and one minor incident, we have made it from Hanoi to (not quite there yet) Ho Chi Minh (HCMC) with no major issues on or with the bikes. Once we arrive in HCMC, which is about a two days ride from where we are currently, we will sell the bikes and make our next move accordingly.
Vietnam is a beautiful country, with varied scenery and picturesque landscapes. There are mountains, rivers, valleys, limestone karsts, lakes, hills, waterfalls, palm trees, pine trees, super tall skinny trees, ferns, red dirt, brown dirt, no dirt because the vegetation was too thick to see it, fields, rice patties, farms, dirt roads, winding roads, straight shots, paved highways, unpaved-one-lane highways, road construction without warning, potholes, traffic, times when there was no one else coming or going for upwards of an hour. Riding in Vietnam is unlike riding anywhere else in the world. For such a small country, being about the size of New Mexico, it packs a lot of variety. The scenery can change as fast as from one mile to the next.
Riding in Vietnam has been a once in a life time kind of experience. Even if we did it again, it wouldn't be the same as the first time.
Some may say what we deal with on a daily basis here is nuts! Buses passing on blind curves, people turning corners without looking, and potholes large enough to swallow a motorcycle whole! But we tell ourselves nearly every day how fortunate we are to be doing what we're doing. We may not be living the dream, but we're living our dream.
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