Vietnam Top Gear tour day 3/4 - Khe Sanh to Phong Nha
Today was our only rainy day of the tour and it pelted down - a real tropical downpour. The good thing was that it cooled us all down from the heat and humidity.
This stretch was possibly some of the most spectacular scenery of the trip as we headed higher into the misty limestone mountains and flooded rivers on our way up to Phong Nha, high in the hills. I lost count of how many waterfalls we passed.
For a quick distraction, we rode across a very high, narrow and swaying suspension bridge over a raging river - for no particular reason than it was there and a bit of a challenge to those with a fear of heights. Then we rode back across again!
One of the highlights of the day for me was when we stopped at a quiet little village for lunch and the local kids all came out to investigate the dripping wet tourists on their noisy motorbikes. Some of the group had brought lollies and activity sets to hand out to the kids so they were VERY popular. The silly white man with the big camera was good for a laugh too.
Phong Nha itself is definitely aimed at the adventure tourists and cave explorers along with plenty of facilities for back packers. A few members of the group spent quite a bit of time (and beer money) in the BEE PUB on our first night in town.
Luckily tomorrow is a rest day with plenty of time to relax, grab a massage and enjoy a salt coffee or two (yes, salt coffee is a thing in Vietnam and its amazing).
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