Rested, Relaxed and now equipped with suits, we were ready to set off from 'Hoi An'- Vietnam’s answer to Savile Row.
Our first proper breakfast since our arrival in Vietnam spurred us on through the morning covering the first 70km in record time, yet by mid morning temperatures were searing into the 40’s once again.
As we stopped, once again, to fill our empty water bottles, a little Vietnamese boy came to say hello. We were so impressed by his fluency and interest in our journey that we decided to buy him a batch of pens to accompany the handful of school books he was carrying. We watched on with amusement and a great sense of well being as the boy gave Callum a 'high-five' and sprinted down the street shrieking with joy to passers-by. I can only imagine the joy that the close to £15,000 we have raised so far for 'Saigon Children's Charity' will be bringing to the children and young adults that we’re supporting around Saigon, so thank you, one and all, for your support!
The afternoon granted us no cloud cover as we began climbing steep tracks that lead back onto the 'Ho Chi Minh Trail' - the road we’ll be taking for the next 12 days or so. We battled through the mighty ascents and rattled nervously on the gravelly descents barely daring to mutter a word to each other - 120km, 24 litres of water, and an impressive 8 hours later we had reached Dak Kum! All that was left was for Sam to fall asleep at 5pm, George to throw-up on dodgy noodles and Cal to lose a game of darts meaning he has to carry the magnetic darts board for another day!
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On 5 June 2012, Ride4Education (Sam Wilson, Callum Ewing, Jamie Richards & George Blurton) will be flying to Vietnam to cycle 2400km from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. The Cause: Saigon Children’s Charity aim to ‘Eliminate Poverty Through Education’. By raising £15,000, we will have enough money to sponsor 15 students through their 4 years at university in Vietnam.
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