Travelgoddess

Going on vacation this wed. Going to try my first ever, long distance anticipated bicycle trip. I could never justify spending $2000 on a trip like this, so am flying (read, biking) solo. Have an itinerary similar to what a lot of the bike tours in Vietnam do, and it looks very doable. All is dependent on weather, my cat gut reaction to all that exercise (me thinks this will be good for me), and how well the bicycle holds up.

The route is planned something like this; (but I am looking forward to any deviations that come up as I am biking and hear of other places that rock along the way.)

* Hanoi to Hue via overnight train on wed

(all of the following via bicycle)

* Hue to Danang (110 km)

* Danang to Hoi An (35 km)

* Hoi An to Quang Ngai (46 km)

* Quang Ngai to Qui nhon (70 km)

* Qui Nhon to Dai Lanh (80 km)

* Dai Lanh to Nha Trang (83 km)

* Nha Trang to Hanoi via plane

I have 10 days. Will buy bike in Hue instead of trying to lug one along on train (possibility of having it stolen and pain in the ass to check in, me thinks.

I will try and blog as I go, internet cafe dependent.

Am SO excited I could only sleep 3 hours last night, my brain was buzzing with ideas and anticipation of such an adventure. The flat terrain of Hanoi seems to be the same as the route I am taking, so this is a supreme time for me to get this dream out of my system. Or, better yet, get started on doing trips like this.

Hurrah and cant wait.

(Oh, if you have any info on any of the above towns, please feel free to send it to me. Am still doing the last bit of research over the last 2 nights.)