Day 12 to Day 16
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Kon Tum to Hoi An was both beautiful and horrible! The Ho Chi Minh Trail mountains at times were very scenic but the road turned into nine hours of torture. For some reason the dozens of "to be repaired" pavement sections are just left with a ribbon surrounding them and a small warning sign. However many repairs are on or near curves which makes traffic iffy. I was run off the road once on to dirt and gravel (which I general don't do).
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So many homes are built vertical with lovely ornamentation.
Road side coffee stand beside my Kon Tum hotel.
Many streets in Kon Tum were polluted and just plain ugly. This was one of the nicer ones. Everywhere, people were very friendly and tried to be helpful even with the language barrier.
I'm not sure if this was is a hotel or cafe with a doggy to greet you. Kinda looks like a cafe.
The better roads have motorbike lanes which may or may not have a car/truck/ motorbike parked in it. Many times, even with the lane, it can have stuff blocking it or in disrepair.
I've been on five "adventures" and all five have had cows on the road (as well as a number of other critters)
I couldn't resist getting pictures of these little ones at a coffee stop somewhere in the mountains.
The highway between Kon Tum and Hoi An is a big part of what was known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The present day signage indicates as much.
Fuel stop for a "duck delivery" scooter.
Resort hotel in Hoi An is the first really touristy places I've been. The Sea is on one side and a river on the other.
Hoi An is a very old and
charming city.
