Battle on. The afternoon headwinds mean its like cycling up quite a steep hill for 35 km BUT unlike hills, there is no downhill letup. Dispiriting in extremis how to resolve this? Wind strengthens in the pm which is when I headed for the coast. Is it coastal or regional? Weather man say Regional – answer therefore – start earlier.
The southern heat is becoming more of a challenge so, in part, a solution for both current weather issues is to start earlier so at 7am departure.
Leaving the lovely Lavender mini resort with the cheap local beer and hands and toes manicures just 25 yards away it was south Jeeves and don’t spare the horses.
Turning off the highway to the coastal road I stocked up on fruits and an icey drink made by the grocery family Aloe Vera balls and leaves Nuoc. Delicious. I also saw fresh peanuts being dried and copying my mum I tested / scrumped was here word some for free – stealing Dane. A little later I spotted some fold in a barn with peanuts drying outside. Just half a kilo – I needed to get the poly bag back and reduce the 3kg he’d already forced in. I got excessive raw red and white peanut allergy in the Philippines because one time I excelled & ate 8 litres of them, measured in old paint-cans at the stall. I got a good price because they were cousins of my neighbour in Panaksama Beach, Moalboal, Cebu who had a daughter they wanted married off – shopping is so complicated. The Dr just said stop eating peanuts. Luckily I only paid peanuts for his useless advice.
Passing real Reeves of rice and splendid views it was over the undulations to Cat Tien, famous for its enormous gleaming white hillside Budha and its boring, featureless, already decaying new fly-tip coastal road. ZZZZZ so boring.
Ended up at Moon’s Homestay. Great welcome from Dad, we had a google translate moment but he was not able to take payment until his manager got back – his daughter. Lovely family homestay and they were up before me I heard them at 5am. Three generations in a real homestay. BnB /Guesthouse/mini hotel the term covers many accommodation types.
