Good Morning Vietnam! (Day Trip to Ninh Binh Province)

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July 4, 2023

Happy July 4th and Good Morning Vietnam! We were happy to be back on schedule with a tour we had reserved to the Ninh Binh province. (Originally scheduled for July 3rd, but because of my Visa SNAFU, they had to reschedule our tour for the 4th.) We biked through the ancient capital of Hoa Lu. Then we paddled down the Tam Coc on a "bamboo boat," which was really a metal dinghy. What was amazing was that the boat paddlers used their feet to row, while they used their hands to hold fans and umbrellas to stay cool in the shade! Finally we climbed 500 STEEP steps up Lying Dragon Mountain! After the rest of the day's events, this was a rough ending to the tour, but we made it to the top! And Zoe even did an extra 200 steps or so to the second peak with the temple. For everyone else, it was a hard pass!

 

On the bus to Ninh Binh
Biking to the ancient capital of Hoa Lu
Group shot of the tour in front of the temple
Paddling down the river
See the paddlers using their feet?!?!
Lying Dragon Mountain (it was very high and I couldn't get a good angle)
The river we had just paddled down
See Zoe? That's the second climb she did solo.
Dexter and his new hat!