Today Weather : 27 - 41C Sunny and Hot all Day
Time on Bike : 5 hr 08 min
Ave Speed : 16.1 kmh Max : 54.0 kmh
Ave Climb : 3% Max : 9%
Trip Altitude : 592 m Max : 336 m
Today Spend : 339000vnd Total : 8931000vnd
Arrived in Lao Cai 5 pm which is the northern border city to Hekou in Yunnam Province,China. Separated by the Red River on one part of the river and the other part is all belong to Vietnam. A new bridge is currently being built to replace the steel bridge connecting both sides of Lao Cai.It's another hot day on the bike, more climbs on the 1st 30 km, I was feeling so hot and thirsty, I finished a 2.2kg of watermelon (25000vnd )at a fruit stall. My stomach was so full that I couldn't continue riding but needed a rest on a hammock for 40 min with a Vietnamese green tea provided by the stall woman. The last 40 km was surprisingly not so hilly, the road just winding around mountain valley of villages where many paddy fields were planted on the hill slopes. The last 11 km saw a double lanes highway, Mountain on one side, the Red river the other. Hotels are quite expensive 150000vnd here, a coconut cost 25000vnd and a normal mixed rice at 600000vnd. Not about crossing to China yet cos' I heard so much about the beauty of Sapa. Not gonna to miss it, so I will ride to Sapa tomorrow which is 33km southwest from here. Hopefully my trusted recumbent can rise to the challenge of a mountainous Sapa.
Watermelon 2.2kg finished in one go
Double lanes highway approaching Lao Cai
Buildings on the left side is Hekou,China
Railway line to Kunming
Railway bridge across the Red River
Hekou view from Lao cai
Both sides on this part of the river belong to Lao Cai
Old steel bridge will be replaced by a new one
Vietnamese worker working on the pillar ( no saftey ropes )
Lao Cai immigration office
Lao Cai trade center
Custom lanes for the 3 wheelers
In between the 2 border posts
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