Well, this is really NZsansCycles, but I can’t be bothered to create a whole new blog – I’m travelling with Wilsons, without bikes… what will happen?!

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• Feb 26: Bad End to a Good Trip
  Hanoi, Vietnam -> Xiamen, China -> Vancouver, Canada It’s go day. 😦  We flew with Xiamen airways, who did not make a great first impression. They charged us 140 USD… Read more: Feb 26: Bad End to a Good Trip
• Feb 23-25: Go like Water Buffalo
  Tam Coc -> Hanoi Distance cycled: 6 km Ave: 12.5 km/hMax speed: 27.8 km/h We said we already did the last day of riding, didn’t we? Well, not all things… Read more: Feb 23-25: Go like Water Buffalo
• Feb 22: Touring Like the Other Tourists Do
  Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Hoa Lư Given that the cycletour part of our trip is over, and given that there are many sites nearby that interested us, we signed… Read more: Feb 22: Touring Like the Other Tourists Do
• Feb 21: Last Ride
  Vũ Lâm, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh -> Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Hoa Lư Distance cycled: 68 km Ave: 18.4 km/hMax speed: 37.8 km/hElevation gained: 171 m As we… Read more: Feb 21: Last Ride
• Feb 20: Another Valley, Another Volley
  Chiềng Châu, Mai Châu District -> Vũ Lâm, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh Distance cycled: 75.8 km Ave: 16.9 km/hMax speed: 60.7 km/hElevation gained: 753 m (in the first 35km… Read more: Feb 20: Another Valley, Another Volley
• Feb 19: Fast Forward
  Son La -> Chiềng Châu, Mai Châu District Distance cycled: 13.5 km Ave: 18.1 km/hMax speed: 45.7 km/hElevation gained: 97 m We spent most of last night trying to figure… Read more: Feb 19: Fast Forward
• Feb 17-18: Lead Legs to Luxury
  Thuận Châu -> Son La Distance cycled: 34.5 km Ave: 16.4 km/hMax speed: 56.2 km/hElevation gained: 396 m We were happy to have pre-booked ourselves 2 nights at a luxurious… Read more: Feb 17-18: Lead Legs to Luxury
• Feb 16: Pha Din Pass
  Mường Ảng -> Thuận Châu Distance cycled: 86 km Ave: 16.6 km/hMax speed: 64.9 km/hElevation gained: 1431m My queasiness didn’t appreciate all the smells of roadside burning (strong stench of… Read more: Feb 16: Pha Din Pass
• Feb 15: With Our Tails Between Our Legs
  Dien Bien Phu -> Mường Ảng Distance cycled: 40.6 km Ave: 14.4 km/hMax speed: 61.3 km/hElevation gained: 692m It was a struggle day. A 19-year-old soldier on holiday who was eager to… Read more: Feb 15: With Our Tails Between Our Legs
• Feb 14: Unintended City Day
  Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam Alice was out of commission for most of our time here, so Jeannie and I were unsupervised. It was past 2pm and desperately hot by the… Read more: Feb 14: Unintended City Day
• Feb 13: Across the Border and into the City
  Muang Mai, Laos -> Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam Distance cycled: 64.2 km Ave: 14.4 km/hMax speed: 63.7 km/hElevation gained: 1135m (Title – lyric from Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, which, as you… Read more: Feb 13: Across the Border and into the City
• Feb 12: Beautiful Hills
  Muang Khua ->  Muang Mai Distance cycled: 38.7 km Ave: 12- 13.4 km/hMax speed: 54.3 km/hElevation gained: 961m Best of all, there were very few potholes, so we could get some speed on… Read more: Feb 12: Beautiful Hills
• Feb 9-11: On the Nam Ou
  Nong Khiaw -> Muang Ngoy -> Muang Khua We couldn’t have timed our diversion better. It absolutely dumped with rain the first afternoon/evening. I’d had ambitions of a sunset hike,… Read more: Feb 9-11: On the Nam Ou
• Feb 8: Diversion
  Nam Thouam ->  Nong Khiaw Distance cycled: 44.0 km Ave: 16.0 km/hMax speed: 48.5 km/hElevation gained: 381 m Last night we decided we’d change our route, and turned east where most trucking traffic… Read more: Feb 8: Diversion
• Feb 7: Potholes and Dust
  Bio Bamboo HueanPhae NamOu, across the river from Pak Chek -> Nam Thouam Distance cycled: 54.6 km Ave: 15 km/hMax speed: 48.1 km/hElevation gained: 559m Well, well. Not our most glamorous day. Some… Read more: Feb 7: Potholes and Dust
• Feb 6: Bumpy Start
  Luang Prabang -> Bio Bamboo HueanPhae NamOu, across the river from Pak Chek Distance cycled: 47.8 km Ave: 16.8km/hMax speed:  44.7 km/hElevation gained: 454m The main road is paved, more or less,… Read more: Feb 6: Bumpy Start
• Feb 3-5: Indexing Gears
  Luang Prabang First off, amazingly, I got my bank card back! I can still hardly believe that when I called the number on the ATM, I spoke to a real… Read more: Feb 3-5: Indexing Gears
• Feb 1-3: Far Away AF*
  Victoria -> Vancouver -> Bangkok -> Luang Prabang Distance cycled:  5.49 km Ave:  12.3 km/hMax speed: 28.0 km/h I don’t know if I’d recommend working right up until the day before… Read more: Feb 1-3: Far Away AF*
• Feb 24: The Longest Day
  Tasmania -> Victoria (via Melbourne, Los Angeles, and Vancouver) Jessi has been home for a few weeks, and we, too, were homebound. At Launceston airport, we were again miraculously not… Read more: Feb 24: The Longest Day
• Feb 22-23: Tamar Valley part 2
  Launceston We picked up boxes from the friendly folks at Cycology (brilliant name for your bike shop!). With the end of our trip looming gloomily over us, and feeling a… Read more: Feb 22-23: Tamar Valley part 2
• Feb 21: Cradle Mountain
  Rosevears (Cradle Mountain day trip) But as Flis was starting to feel more human, and the weather today looked awesome, meat, I mean Cradle Mountain, was back on the menu!… Read more: Feb 21: Cradle Mountain
• Feb 20: Tamar Valley part 1
  Rosevears We woke to beeping and then loud noise and sewage smells. This place (and it wasn’t one of our budget accommodation choices) is advertised as a peaceful retreat, and… Read more: Feb 20: Tamar Valley part 1
• Feb 19: Motorized
  Burnie -> Rosevears (via Stanley and Wynyard and Penguin) We’d booked a paper making workshop in Wynyard, so we beetled off to that. Unlike “The Pulp”, Creative Papers is still… Read more: Feb 19: Motorized
• Feb 17-18: Rest & Recovery
  Burnie She introduced us to her dachshund, Diver, as well as other “snags” (sausages) that go on the “Barbie” (BBQ), and showed us the local platypus virtually in her backyard!… Read more: Feb 17-18: Rest & Recovery
• Feb 15-16: Diversion
  Queenstown -> Burnie Ambulance version:Flis was feeling worse rather than better despite now normal GI, so we called health direct (Aussie version of our 811) and they directed us to… Read more: Feb 15-16: Diversion

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