::: Vietnam Rain forest - Adventure ride
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It is really my desired trip since I started thinking about adventure riding.
We was planning for the trip within April, however, we seemed not quite like the sunny season, so that why the trip was took place in June, where the rain comes.
Four bikers for the trip and two more joined us from the highland, just go, don't care where to stop in the day.
1. Leanhngoc34
2. Nguyenanhthi
3. Phanbatrac
4. Speedevil
5. Thaihoa777
6. Viethorse
We was planning for the trip within April, however, we seemed not quite like the sunny season, so that why the trip was took place in June, where the rain comes.
Four bikers for the trip and two more joined us from the highland, just go, don't care where to stop in the day.
1. Leanhngoc34
2. Nguyenanhthi
3. Phanbatrac
4. Speedevil
5. Thaihoa777
6. Viethorse
Gathered at our friendly cafe', friends came to see us off:
Really excited for the coming ride:
What point for a shiny BMW GS? Damn, dirty it!!
Got all the gears set. Tent, food, water, bike tool, torch light, and lots of miscellaneous things. I had added not less than 20kg to the saddle bags!
It was sunny until we done around 60km away from home:
Stopped for getting the rain coats on:
A phone pix when we have raincoats on:
Really excited for the coming ride:
What point for a shiny BMW GS? Damn, dirty it!!
Got all the gears set. Tent, food, water, bike tool, torch light, and lots of miscellaneous things. I had added not less than 20kg to the saddle bags!
It was sunny until we done around 60km away from home:
Stopped for getting the rain coats on:
A phone pix when we have raincoats on:
Friends informed us that the bridge on our planned way has been swept away because of flooding. Damn, that's how the rain started here.
Gotta find our own way to get to the other side of the national park:
Nice adv road just out of the house, which leaded us to the amazing rain trip:
Really cool weather, small rain, that made the ride seemed more worth it:
Group photo again, in the rain:
Gotta find our own way to get to the other side of the national park:
Nice adv road just out of the house, which leaded us to the amazing rain trip:
Really cool weather, small rain, that made the ride seemed more worth it:
Group photo again, in the rain:
This is looking good - heavily laddened big bikes heading potentially off-road in the rainy season in Vietnam!
I noticed you all studying a map in one of your photos - can you post, as its INVALUABLE information for those of us from outside Vietnam & wishing to ride in your beautiful country, details of the booklet that you are using for your travels. (Maybe you could also post a map of your overall ride.....unfortuantely some of us following your adventures cant read Vietnamese, man, we miss so much along the road as a result!)
I noticed you all studying a map in one of your photos - can you post, as its INVALUABLE information for those of us from outside Vietnam & wishing to ride in your beautiful country, details of the booklet that you are using for your travels. (Maybe you could also post a map of your overall ride.....unfortuantely some of us following your adventures cant read Vietnamese, man, we miss so much along the road as a result!)
Kept on riding, we almost forgot that the night has came. Distribute some dry food to all members, then we rode in the night.
Everyone was still excited about the ride, so none of us think of the destination that night. Just ride, continuously...
Reached a cross, the signboar says there are 40km more to the Bu Gia Map national park.
Stopped for rest and decided to station in the next 40km for the night:
If you are US veteran from VN, you may know the place called Bom Bo. Well, it's a village name, and it was legend of Vietnam highland village during the last war. It was also 40km to reach Bom Bo village.
Everyone was still excited about the ride, so none of us think of the destination that night. Just ride, continuously...
Reached a cross, the signboar says there are 40km more to the Bu Gia Map national park.
Stopped for rest and decided to station in the next 40km for the night:
If you are US veteran from VN, you may know the place called Bom Bo. Well, it's a village name, and it was legend of Vietnam highland village during the last war. It was also 40km to reach Bom Bo village.
It rained for the whole 40km to Bu Gia Map.
We stopped at a cafe' in the village. I talked to the owner and he allowed us to use his cafe' floor for erect our tent.
Half an hour later, a friend of friend came and advised us not to stay there. He showed us a small Guesthouse nearby with cheap price and safer for us.
Well, it's here, $7.5 each room, aircon, hot water, secured bike park...:
The guesthouse owner was so friendly. He gave us his kitchen to cook. He also gave us some local fruit.
We learned a lot about this area, as well as the stories about the route we are going to take in the next day.
One of the most impressive story that there were four accidents had been happened just last week, since the rain season started. That's because of lightning. People just died suddenly when traveling to work or to school.
It rained all night long.
Guesthouse 's gate in the next morning - no rain:
Small market in the village:
A buddy bought a pair of sandals. The other tried to be the seller.
:
Where in the world you can find this kind of transportation means? It's durable, reliable, and bloody cheap!
We invited Guesthouse owner for a breakfast outside. He invited us a really nice coffee session.
Time for all paperwork endorsement for the access of Bu Gia Map national park:
See the great adventure road just 1km away from the Guesthouse:
We stopped at a cafe' in the village. I talked to the owner and he allowed us to use his cafe' floor for erect our tent.
Half an hour later, a friend of friend came and advised us not to stay there. He showed us a small Guesthouse nearby with cheap price and safer for us.
Well, it's here, $7.5 each room, aircon, hot water, secured bike park...:
The guesthouse owner was so friendly. He gave us his kitchen to cook. He also gave us some local fruit.
We learned a lot about this area, as well as the stories about the route we are going to take in the next day.
One of the most impressive story that there were four accidents had been happened just last week, since the rain season started. That's because of lightning. People just died suddenly when traveling to work or to school.
It rained all night long.
Guesthouse 's gate in the next morning - no rain:
Small market in the village:
A buddy bought a pair of sandals. The other tried to be the seller.
Where in the world you can find this kind of transportation means? It's durable, reliable, and bloody cheap!
We invited Guesthouse owner for a breakfast outside. He invited us a really nice coffee session.
Time for all paperwork endorsement for the access of Bu Gia Map national park:
See the great adventure road just 1km away from the Guesthouse:
My buddies:
You can see the stickers on my saddle bag. That's how we show our ownership to our sea, our islands; against Chinese's Govt. invasion.
Deeper and deeper into the forest:
An open view where we saw some fields:
And houses:
The road sign says it's the patrol road, not a public one:
You can see the stickers on my saddle bag. That's how we show our ownership to our sea, our islands; against Chinese's Govt. invasion.
Deeper and deeper into the forest:
An open view where we saw some fields:
And houses:
The road sign says it's the patrol road, not a public one:
Thanks Brian. Coming soon...
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Riding in the rain for some hours, then we came to the highland called Dakmil. Met two friends of ours there:
Discussed about the next route:
Big thank to this little guy, who have ridden almost 300km semi-offroad to see us here:
And getting the 'paperwork' completed for foreigners? Is it comparatively easy (or impossible)?
Recalling that Duong MCM Tay is in great parts closed to locals not foreigners (!) - its interesting for adventurers from afar to know what may lie ahead. Are the restrictions in place due to the military nature of the area or due to 'other issues' - eg illegal logging, or whatever?
The name of the book of maps you were studying in preparing your trip?
Recalling that Duong MCM Tay is in great parts closed to locals not foreigners (!) - its interesting for adventurers from afar to know what may lie ahead. Are the restrictions in place due to the military nature of the area or due to 'other issues' - eg illegal logging, or whatever?
The name of the book of maps you were studying in preparing your trip?