The Mighty Mekong braids its way across Cambodia and Vietnam and supports a huge population. Bob and Claire Rogers put their tandem bicycle on a slow boat for a good look at river life from water level, and then a 108k ride the next day beside or near the river in Cambodia. Read the rest of this article…
Slow Boat to Cambodia:
After taking the wrong ferry to the border, we finally found our way to a the most laid back border crossing yet. However after we started riding to the Cambodian border station, we discovered the nice small paved road turned to a dirt path, and would be like that for up to 40K, and we didn’t have much water.
After another easy time with our visas into Cambodia, we discovered a small wood boat at the dock and found we could take it four hours to a town with accommodation for $10: both of us, Zippy and Lucky; such a deal. Read the rest of this article…
One reason you should get away from the tourist avenue and explore the nearby local’s alley. Near China Beach, Vietnam, I got a haircut, and a scary but effective, ear wax removal for a grand total of about $1. Now the loud truck and bus horns will really hurt! Read the rest of this article…
A day of tandem bicycle touring with Bob Rogers and Claire Rogers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, on their adventure beginning in Tibetan Sichuan and going through Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Read the rest of this article…
We’d happened upon a Buddhist celebration revering mothers. We listened to the chants and gongs and were soon invited to the feast to follow. I watched Winnie tenderly feed her animated 90 year old grandmother. I told Winnie how lucky she was to still have her mother and grandmother. We tried, unsuccessfully, to fend off the large quantities of food that were being packed for us to ride away with. After meeting with the head monk and making conversation, Bob was able to give our translator the gift of a pair of reading glasses, which he evidently needed. Read the rest of this article…
We are enjoying the Mekong delta in Vietnam, the ferry crossings, the traditional, and changing ways of life. We will cycle up what we think is a tiny road upriver; then again we might get lost, again. Read the rest of this article…
Give or take 100 miles, Zippy has carried us 40,000 miles around the world. He was allowed his wish, and said he wanted to play in Saigon traffic. We gave him his wish. Claire is amazed at how many near misses Zippy had; she could fee the heat from the motorcycle mufflers. Imagine what this would be like if all these motorcycles were cars! I would have liked to have been here when they were all bicycles. Well, on second thought, maybe not.
We could have never dreamed of this day when we rode away from our home in Dungeness, Washington. We are thankful for the adventures, the new friends, and the direction our lives have taken. It is amazingly appropriate that we reached this milepost in the city where Claire was born, 45 years ago.
We have a date with the mighty Mekong tomorrow. We first saw the muddy waters of the Mekong in Yunnan province China, still high in the mountains. It will be a very different river in the delta as it nears the sea. Read the rest of this article…
Some funny video from Bob and Claire Rogers’ first week in Vietnam on their tandem bicycle. They are touring Asia from Tibet to Bangkok. Read the rest of this article…