David in front of the Presidential Palace |
Loading up in Hoa Binh |
Bike's ready |
David and the staffer at Hoa Binh |
The 2 Bubs about to get on the road to Mai Chau |
Traffic in Yen Chau |
Moto's turn to cross |
chickens and bicycles |
chickens getting closer |
karst hills in the valley |
Wheeeeeee |
Hey there Mr. Water buffalo |
We rode on that?! |
Some people walk their dogsā¦ |
pickpockets! |
Sure has been a long, hard climb |
The ubiquitous "Com Pho" sign |
Hi Mr. Man |
karst hills in the valley |
David looking over the construction |
see my belly |
crust on the chain ring |
more crust on the headset |
huge load on a cyclo |
riding in the shade |
who needs a truck |
unloading a keg of bia hoi |
another round of bia hoi |
inside/outside |
empty cyclo |
lots of cyclists; another umbrella rider |
more inside/outside |
dud |
more inside/outside |
the rare inside/outside with a boy and a girl. |
trusty steeds |
Chinese truck |
Chinese truck |
market |
Flower Hmong woman |
load of wood |
Flower Hmong woman |
power bar stop |
Chinese Cyclops |
Rock slide sign |
car overboard |
car overboard |
parking lot at the local high school |
road block |
They're off |
on y va! |
Now that's a load! |
junk in Halong Bay |
lots of junks in Halong Bay |
more junks in Halong Bay |
New bridge across Halong Bay |
One of the 1969 islands in Halong Bay |
caves in the rocks |
a junk and islands |
islands in Halong Bay |
a passage through the islands |
islands in Halong Bay |
our Korean fellow passenger |
cave in the rock |
floating home |
floating village |
neighbors |
surreal mountains in the water |
a junk in Halong Bay |
a passage through the islands Halong Bay |
junks and islands |
junks and islands |
a junk in Halong Bay |
a junk in Halong Bay |
magical, surreal mountains in the water |
junks and islands |
junk and islands |
islands in Halong Bay |
junks and islands |
queuing up for the cave tour |
junks and islands |
view of the parking lot |
junks with sails up |
junks with sails up |
ramp for boarding the boat |
junk with sails up and kayaker |
howdy neighbor |
A watery campsite with odd looking RV's |
junks with sails up |
junks with sails up |
a basket boat loaded with goods |
the African Queen |
fishing from a basket boat |
fishing from a basket boat |
row, row, row your boat |
junks and a basket boat at the dock on Cat Ba |
row, row, row your boat |
row, row, row your boat |
museum piece; bike loaded with over 400 baskets |
ahhhh there's the bike! |
close-up of a basket boat |
moto drivers carry nearly anything |
basket boat at museum |
basket boat at museum |
now the tree is also part of the shop |
commerce |
moto drivers with loads and one with a mask |
street vendor |
sidewalks are really just parking lots |
the store is the parking lot |
big load on a cyclo |
moto becomes a truck |