Lily and I are STOKED to get out of the hotel in Bao Loc, as it sucked. Both Tuy and Hung met us in the lobby, and Tuy's eye is totally swollen from the bee sting! SAD! He says he feels fine though.
We head to Dambri (sp?) Falls. A even bigger waterfall then the last. It was kind of like an amusement park, as they also had a zoo there.
After that, we drive for a while and see a hill tribe. I forget the name of it (I'll have to email Tuy and Hung), but the houses traditionally on stilts, with the kithen in the center to heat the house. Tuy tells us some crazy stories about the Vietnamese government trying to educate the hill tribe about birth control, and how it took a while for them to understand how to use a condom!
Bad luck strikes agan, and Tuy gets ANOTHER flat tire! Amazing! I must be really heavy or something! He gets it fixed in a jiffy this time and we are off and running.
DRAGON FRUIT FARM
We check out a Dragon Fruit Farm. This area of the country gets super hot, perfect for Dragon Fruit. They are pretty easy to grow, they don't need much water or care, but just heat. The plants look kinda creepy like something from Little Shop of Horrors, but the fruit is sooo pretty. Tuy buys us some, and we eat road side
RICE PAPER
We stop off and see a family making rice paper (for food, like we learned in the cooking class). Cool too see a family making them. This time, they are putting black sesame seeds in it. BTW, there are not shortage of flies in this joint. The family is super welcoming and happy to see us. Tuy says families are usually pretty welcoming to foreigners, as it is a sign of good luck. Even weddings he says. Sometimes he says he stops at a wedding if they see one with tourists, and the bride and groom want to take pics with the foreigners.
We end up in Mui Ne, which is where we part with Hung and Tuy. We are sad to say good bye...it was so well worth doing the easy riders! Lily and I splurge on a beach resort for one night, as we deserve it after "roughing it" for a few days.
tuy should never drive a uhaul.
ReplyDeleteSounds awesome...super jealous as I am sitting alone in an office and it's 80º outside....your new Cooking Light came today...which I opened and am reading right now : ) Can't wait to see you!
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah...at least it's 80degrees out. I'm stuck at the SURF show in Florida and it's COLDER here than SB for once!!! Ton, so jeal. totes.
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