Trails of TONKIN ALPES : RUTE: Nattog fra Hanoi til Lao Cai (på grænsen til Kina) og herfra 8 dage på MTB i det bjergrige Nordvietnam med endestation i Hanoi. 470 km (62 % Off Road), max højde 1700 m.o.h. ****************
Trails of TONKIN ALPES: ROUTE: Overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai (on the border with China) and from 8 days of MTB in the mountainous northern Vietnam with terminus in Hanoi. 470 km (62% Off Road), maximum altitude 1700 m.o.h.

Cannondale RZ ONE TWENTY 3 (model 2011) bragte mig de godt 470 km rundt i Nordvietnams bjerge. Én punktering blev det til. ***************
Cannondale RZ ONE TWENTY 3 (model 2011) brought me about  470 km around the mountains of North Vietnam. One puncture was it.

Bro over Chay River nær byen Hoang Su Phi, Nord Vietnam. 2. cykeldag. ************
Bridge across the Chay River near the town of Hoang Su Phi, North Vietnam. 2nd Cycling Day.

3. cykeldag fra Hoang Su Phi til Há Giang. ***********
3rd Cycling Day from Hoang Su Phi to Ha Giang.

Landskabet på 1. cykeldag fra Lao Cai til Bác Há. Rismarker.
*****************The landscape of 1st Cycling Day from Lao Cai to Bac Ha. Rice fields.

5. cykeldag fra Yen Minh til Bâc Mê. Masser af højdemeter denne dag. *************
5th Cycling Day from Yen Minh to Bac Mê. Lots of vertical meters on this day.

7. cykeldag fra Bâ Bê til Vinh Loc. Igennem tæt regnskov. ***************
7th Cycling Day from Ba Be to Vinh Loc. Through the dense rainforest.

8. cykeldag fra Vinh Loc til Tuyen Quang. Passage af flod via båd. ***********
8th Cycling Day from Vinh Loc to Tuyen Quang. Crossing the river by boat.

Hele turens guide var fuld af spas………***************
The tour guide was full of fun ………

…….og havde et godt tag i lokalbefolkningen **************
……. and had a good grip on the local population

Turen var mødet med mange af landets minoritetsgrupper. ************
The trip was meeting with many of the country’s minority groups.